In the fall of 2013, Richard and I took car trip to Charleston, SC. It's a fantastic place. I remember the weather was glorious. We took a walking tour around town when I saw the pumpkins on the stairs of an antebellum home. It's one of my favorite memories from that trip.
Painful knee - doctor appointments, x-ray, MRI - looks like a partial knee replacement is in my future...not happy!
I got caught in a downpour on Wednesday afternoon. I do not enjoy driving in the rain when it’s almost impossible to see out the window with cars zooming past me. I was DEFINITELY not singing in the rain!! When it rains like that, I like to be at home, reading a book and/or sipping scotch.
Remember the book "When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple" edited by Sandra Haldeman Martz? I noticed the book on the shelf while dusting (yes, on occasion I do dust!). The poems and personal stories in the book are just wonderful - the inspiration for this painting in my COVID-19 journal.
"When I Am An Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple and Very Red Lipstick!
On Instagram I saw an oil painting "Midsummer" by Romona Youngquist, an artist whose work is absolutely beautiful. My artwork is no match for Romona's by any stretch of the imagination, but I simply wanted to give it a try. When I saw her piece, I thought that's where I want to spend my summer even if it's only in my COVID-19 journal!
in 2014, my husband and I took a trip to Budapest, Prague, and Vienna. This mixed media piece was inspired by one of the many photographs I took while there.
An interesting article in the newspaper yesterday about Margaret Holloway. She died of the Coronavirus in May and was remembered by friends as a gifted actor and director. I was captivated by her smile and her hat - oh that hat! My little drawing really doesn’t do her justice.
Picked out one of my drawings from yesterday's doodling exercise and translated it into a little painting for my journal.
"I'm definitely losing it!" COVID-19 be gone already!!
I'm so tired of feeling sick and tired! My knee still hurts (a lot!) despite having stem cell injections 3 weeks ago. Seeing my doctor this afternoon (again!). Everyday is the same. Will I ever feel better?!
Small journal page - huge headache! I reworked this page 3 times before I said that's it - enough already!
MIND BLOWING!!
Single line drawing - just keep moving that Sharpie pen around and around without lifting it up. Add color with Derwent Inktense pencils and a touch of acryllic paint.
