Sketches

Just drawing whatever is in front of me is very calming. I'm not thinking of deep meaning, just reproducing what I see, making decisions about what to leave in, what to leave out.

Early morning

I used to think that people who chose to get up early in the morning were crazy. Now I get it. This was the view out my living room window at 6:30am. Now it is 8:30 and all is gray.

I am home today because I am sick once again. Episode #5 since Thanksgiving, so I decided it was time to check in with the doctor to see if I should be concerned. She listened to my story, asked some questions, and said it sounds like I caught 5 different bugs, all viral. She asked what I do for a living. When I said that I teach elementary art, she nodded as if to say, "Well, that explains it". I wanted to say, "But I DO wash my hands all day long, and again before I eat. Say, could I have about 800 of these face masks?"

The up side of this time being sick is that it is just my throat, no fever, so I think I can get some stuff done today and draw or paint a bit more.

Jan 12

It's cold out. The idea of playing out in the snow sounds fun but I am happy to just draw about it. How to represent the snow stuck to the tree is what I was working on here.
Earlier today I was at the museum and the tour was about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. I'm thinking about that too.