This time away from the hustle and traffic of San Antonio has been good. I have had some personal ups and downs but over all a much needed respite. The break is also good for my daughter and family. I do get calls of when are you coming back though.
I am hoping to make good use of the time left here. That rocks back and forth between just chillin’ out and trying to get something accomplished. Still looking for a place to call my own, whether here or north of San Antonio. Always said I did not want to be this close to the water again with the hurricane potential but have come to the conclusion not to let that interfere with any decision making I am doing. Have looked at a few properties last week and hope to look at a few more before I go back.
Also played with the pastels a little bit this trip. Need a place to set things up and leave it up. I find I do better when I can walk away and return to view it later instead of always having to pack it all up.
Things will work out, one way or another. As my Dad use to say about traffic, “if you wait long enough, your chance to move will come along so don’t get impatient”.
I’ve never thought about the complexities an artist has when it comes to leaving things up. For me, it’s easy – there it is, on the computer.
But brushes and pastels and cleaners and easels – you need “a place” for those.
On my newest blog entry I used a watercolor done by a woman in Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. She and her husband support themselves by aquaculture – oysters, I believe. She does beautiful work – you might enjoy seeing her site, called Local Colors of Cape Cod.
You can find it here: http://www.localcapecolors.com/index.html
I really admire and envy people who can do that. I’ve never done anything much with art since I carved a squirrel from a bar of ivory soap in grade school!
Thanks for that site, Linda. She does a wonderful job and I have always admired those talented enough and brave enough to create with water color. With pastels, you can wipe out what you don’t like, or layer over it! I don’t believe they have that option.
I bet that was a very cute squirrel you made pop out of a bar of ivory soap!