Monday, July 23, 2012

Images from the Summer...

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It's been so incredibly busy that I haven't taken the time to post. Again I tried and failed at the Index Card a Day. I've also joined the Artists Way facebook group and have not participated as much as I'd hoped. However, I'm choosing to look at all the things I have done and not those I haven't.

I've managed to cram art into a weekend up north, evenings at home and sketching on the go in my trusty moleskine. I almost always manage to "draw the sermon" during church. I'm on a roll with embroidery, have almost made a skirt for Erin (need to hem) and managed an 8x10 canvas for our anniversary (not quite finished - needs something yet).

If anyone can tell me the key to having a consistent art habit or doing the morning pages consistently, I'd love to hear it. My guess though is that I need to make those things a priority and that is so difficult when there are dragonflies on the porch that need photographing, a hammock, books, fishing, traveling, biking, canoeing, cooking, laundry, work, sleep... Maybe I need to give up sleep.

Images from the Summer

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, a photo by ktes750 on Flickr.
and painting herself.

Images from the summer...

  by ktes750
, a photo by ktes750 on Flickr.

Erin helping out at church by painting faces during the Art Walk.

Images from the Summer...

  by ktes750
, a photo by ktes750 on Flickr.

A weekend up north with two sharpie paint pens in tow.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Artist's Way Book Club

I don't have a good track record with doing the artist's way activities on my own so I'm hoping a 12 month book club will help.  Jess at "In Search of Dessert" has started this book club and thanks to Karen at "I am Rushmore" I found the club and have joined.  I've done this in fits and spurts but hoping to finish the book this time around.

I'm also hoping to figure out how to get myself up to run at 5 a.m., eat better, and develop a better art habit.  Hmmm.  Discipline?