Cat Sitting

A cat I stay with while her owner is away is a muse 

for sketching & for French practice.

This kind of fast sketching 

(a cat's movements necessitate fast)

has been 1 of my favorite pastimes for years.

I love the focus, I love the observing. 

De temps en temps je reste avec un chat pendant l'absence

de sa personne. Elle est ma muse de dessin 

et une inspiration pour 

ma practique du français. 

C'est élémentaire mais c'est OK.

Luna est un minou gris aux yeux verts. Elle est douce est tranquille. Elle aime jouer, et câliner, elle aime s’asseoir sur mes gênoux. Elle ne miaule pas beaucoup, sauf avant son repas. Elle ronronne, elle se lave et elle se gratte. De temps en temps elle regarde la vue par la fenêtre. J’aime caresser Madame Luna et parler avec elle.

 

Learning to Paint Again #2

 

Day #2.  

Trying not to judge. 

I added a final layer of Prismacolor as the raw painting wasn't expressing what I wanted. 

The point of this little book is to keep practicing painting without my  ink drawing skeleton. 

Austin Kleon says, 

"Make stuff everyday. Fail. Get better."

I say, "As long as it's enjoyable."

Learning to Paint: Again

Mostly I draw. But through the years I have

occasionally painted, each time learning a bit more.

 I recently studied someone's gallery painting

because I had to write a poem in response to it.

Oooh, the craving to paint without my ink lines was sparked.

This is Day #1 of a new 5.25 X 3.5 " WCbook. From a photo 

I took in Acadia National Park, 2024

Rules: 

1. No ink lines but pre-pencil design OK.

2. Subjects: WC interpretations of Anything

3. Work fast, with little judgement & deliberation

4. Make notes about what I learned