Drought

Maybe the drought is heading to being over? 

I dragged art supplies and paper 3400 miles and didn't lift a brush or pen or crayon. I dragged it all to the north woods and still didn't lift a finger. Maybe I'm bored with watercolor? I've attended the Virtual Studios at the National Gallery of Art and Chris has been doing a series on artist journals and collages. He talks about the daily line, focusing on process, and not overthinking it. JJ at the National Portrait Gallery also encourages us to not be so precious about the paper. Lately I've spent some of the evening drawing and painting in my favorite sketchbook, the softcover strathmore 500. Putting these here in case I decide to gesso over them I'll still be able to see what I did. 

Colored pencils on blue gesso ground. Little chair under the light. It was there to keep us from walking into the hanging lamp while the rug was being cleaned and table was moved. 

Night view out my window of the corner intersection. Blue gesso ground, gouache, colored pencils. 

End of the day, "the daily line" as encouraged by Chris R. Single line pen on white gesso ground (covering previous work, ghost still slightly visible), crayola crayons, watercolor. 

"make a gridded collage" inspired by Oliver Jackson and the NGA "Collage: Color, shape, and composition" virtual studio. This was my second version because I did the studio twice. Collage is challenging for me. I sort of wish I had one of those flat file cabinets to store tons of paper in dedicated drawers. Collage is messy. In my little house it adds to the chaos in the tiny studio.