In spite of all evidence to the contrary, I haven't actually dropped off the face of the earth, I just haven't been working on anything very post-worthy. I think I must have a short attention span, because I'm always jumping from one thing to the next, but I guess that's okay. Maybe someday I'll settle into my
thing, whatever that is. Currently I've had a desire to just work on some sketching, so I did something really hard for me - I started working in a new sketchbook, a really nice one which means I could never get myself to use it before. My cousin Suzi gave it to me, it's from France and is a great little size and has wonderful thick watercolor paper. Making that first mark in it was HARD, but I did it, and now I'm kind of on a a roll.
I've always wanted to be one of those people who work steadily in an honest to god sketchbook, so I'm going to try to keep up the habit, just drawing things I see, or doing drawing exercises like these first two pictures, random pieces of unrelated items, with the spaces just filled in with doodling etc. This is a good way for me to get more comfortable with watercolor too, which I love the look of but have never done much of.
My favorite Frozen Charlotte, another thing I've never been able to use
An old French milk bottle and some flowers from my yard
An angel, either bald or with very crazy turquoise hair