Simple sketchbook pages for a Friday because
1) I'm still recovering from Thanksgiving
2) I'm starting my weekend early and
3) I still have a napless baby. So BRING IT ON Friday!
Just A Girl
Simple sketchbook pages for a Friday because
1) I'm still recovering from Thanksgiving
2) I'm starting my weekend early and
3) I still have a napless baby. So BRING IT ON Friday!
And here we are, just trying to get through another week. Some weeks are easy. Some drag on. Most fall somewhere in between and this week is just that. But next week is already Thanksgiving, which means Christmas is just around the corner. And that feels good.
Our first Christmas with a little one and we can't wait. But until then - all things fall.
There's something so special about the fluidity of watercolors that draws me and my rigid personality in. Being able to have some control, but really letting them decide for themselves what they are going to do - well that's just plain magic. And if only I can relay that to my normal, ordinary every day life. Because we all know I can be a little too in control. And maybe, just maybe, if I let loose a little bit more some of that magic would come in and out of my life effortlessly.
I'm still trying to get a functional studio set up in the house and I stumbled on these three old sketchbooks while organizing things. Yay for color and a double yay for Friday!
Home sweet home feels so good. Having a baby makes home even that much sweeter. We're in the constant dilemma week after week to stay homebodies or to venture off at least once each day. Regardless of if we leave the house, we go on our walk everyday with our puppies and this fall has just been unbelievable so far. There's nothing like some fresh air on a crisp, sunny day. Happy Wednesday all!
Branching off ever so slightly from my normal colors because ALL colors are just feeling ALL sorts of good currently. And you know what else feels good?
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FRIDAY!
The weeks are flying and every week I start out with the best intentions to settle into things, but it just hasn't happened yet. There's ALWAYS something going on to occupy my time in other areas. The time will come though, and in the meantime, I am just testing out this newfound mom patience.
We're almost through the week (hey, I said almost)!
This week has felt chaotic and I'm ready to just get buried in my work, but the days just keep passing by too quickly before I can even pick up my camera or a paint brush. I'm determined, though, that next week will be THE week.
And please, that's not to say I'm not enjoying life. Because me and my girl during the days rock. And we were at the beach this weekend. And it was beautiful. And my husband rocks. So I'm really not complaining -- just missing my work. And hey, missing something is good, right?
These weeks have been flying by, but for once, I actually don't mind it (though I want my little girl to stop growing so fast!). It feels good to be in a flow and if that means the weeks are passing by way too quickly, I'll take it.
I'm getting very antsy to push old work aside and have the new work pour in, but I'm not quite at that point yet. I feel it coming though, and it feels right.
Just a few of my favorite things on a Friday. Stripes. Circles. Polka Dots. And black and white bliss. Happy Friday folks! Enjoy the weekend.
Sometimes it's the simplest things I enjoy the most. Simply circles. Simply a sketchbook page. Simply an underworked piece that sits much better within my soul than an overworked piece. That's always the challenge - knowing the complexity of simplicity.
Just a silly little sketchbook page to get me through the week. Now, time to feed the baby (as always).
Sometimes chaos is simply beautiful. Embrace the mess and see the clarity that can come from it. Easier said than done, but when it can be done, it makes all the difference in the world.
Here's to simply embracing whatever chaos this Wednesday has for us all.
Still soaking in these colors as much as I can. It's been awhile since my hands have been covered in paint and I can't wait to start up my work again, but until then, I'll just be posting things from the last few months.
Man - and thinking about painting with my baby one day - that makes me one really happy mama.
Simple marks. Simple colors. Simple sketchbook pages. Simply a Friday I want to remember.
Tomorrow is officially my due date. And it's weird. Because it's kind of this impending date you've had in your head for months upon months, but it also doesn't really mean much at all. And these days everything is a balance of getting stuff done and trying to relax. And of course anticipating at any moment that this little girl can make her arrival. I'm not the most patient person in the world, but I think if pregnancy has taught me anything, it's patience. And that can be a virtue as an artist, so I'll take it and embrace it.
Very simple circles as I try to simplify my life these next few weeks. It's hard trying to take things slow and simply, but hoping it comes easier as each day passes. Happy Wednesday!
Just another Friday and just another girl with her sketchbook. And I must admit, I had no idea what to expect when setting out to start a sketchbook with nothing in mind, and even thought my sketchbook may not really be a sketchbook, I am surprised I've stuck with it. It's a great way to get your hands moving. And who doesn't like playing with color, scissors, glue, and messy paint?!
A few more weeks to go until I can fill our new home with fresh flowers and clean painted stripes. And to FINALLY set up a little studio, but more importantly a beautiful nursery. Man, oh man, am I excited.