Journal to a Muse

Painting Made My Day

I can't think when I had such a good time.

I don't have all that much to show for it here, but I laid down lots of layers of leaves on my fantasy flowers painting. With painting knife and just a wee bit of brush work. And GOBS of paint.

And because the leafy bits needed to dry, I got going on background glazes for my next "work."







Last week, I did sketches in a couple of meetings.

Pat brought Freda, her Yorky, to staff meeting.

Leticia presented some counter-intuitive materials about psychotropic medications at supervision group. As usual, she was her bright self, and she's in her UCLA Alma Mater colors.
This is Rosalinda's purse.












I also took photographs of a bunch of tulips. I wanted to commemorate this bunch because the delicate pale pink ones I bought last week drooped before I had time to even enjoy them.

I'd meant to take pictures early in the day (since I really WAS worried about the droop speed), but the light was SO much better late in the afternoon when I finally got around to them. I think the photograph looks painterly!
Puppy The Cat was uncooperative as usual when I wanted her to pose! (But if you click on the image, you can find some better ones at Flickr!)

And Life Drawing Class was last night. (Likewise, there are more at Flickr.)
Let me tell you, trying to get TWO people gestured onto a page in one minute is definitely a challenge. And as they got into their poses, I couldn't help but wonder just what they were thinking!