Already a new Hunt and one item was "palm frond or unusual leaf". At Gene's PT, I found this tall plant. Looks a bit like a palm. It is about 6 feet tall, I just did the bottom half. I sketched for about 25 minutes doing the sketch and watercolor on my lap with the water brushes.
Number 1 palm frond - sub this plant in the small Strathmore Visual Journal sketchbook. Nice paper for water. I never liked Strathmore pastel paper, it was slick and didn't hold pastels. Hopefully they improved. I sketched with an Ohuhu .2 pen.
I've been making some gift tags for the great grands. Gene helped me paint the wooden "balls for the tree". I got them at Hobby Lobby. I wanted Christmas trees or Texas shapes, but this was all they had left. I got some small gifts for the kiddos so they will have something to open. The tags will make it a bit more interesting.
We decided not to bring the decorations for Christmas down from the attic so I bought a little tree and decorations. Got a bow for the mailbox and that is it. Now I'm missing our old ornaments with all the history and memories they bring up. Oh, well. We will also have less time with the kiddos so I need to make some of the food ahead of time that Jennie and I do just a day before Christmas. We will have more "play" time that way.
Wish me luck.
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