I don't know how I get so distracted or side tracked. I forgot to take a sketchbook to the doctor's office. (We were having annual checkups.) We sat down and I saw a water fountain flat on the wall. How unusual? I immediately thought of the Scavenger Hunt from Life where one of the items was "unusual". Perfect, right?
I got out my phone and proceeded to sketch with the app, Brushes, and my fingers. When I got home and was checking the list, I found the item was not "unusual" but it was "it is usual". At least I did a sketch so my fountain is a sub for "it is usual".
For Scavenger Hunt from Life Number 43
https://creativespark.art/threads/scavenger-hunt-from-life-43-oct-22-oct-30.4567/page-2
Number 1, it is usual - substitute a water fountain that is unusual.
You can't see the water running down the flat rock but it looks very neat. Just sort of shimmery. The mirrors on the pillar are unusual as well, but I did not include them in my sketch.
Our checkups were excellent. Doc says we are in good shape for the condition we are in. Or maybe it is in good condition for the shape we are in? :-)
Our weekend was super! Bag blog (Lou) and husband (Toby) came to visit. They had been to the Texas Clay Festival in Gruen. They visited the Festival and came and stayed a couple of nights. Larry, Jennie and Joanna all stopped by to meet them. We had a great visit but did not get around to doing any art. Lou had her watercolor sketch bag and we talked about it but with all the visiting we didn't get in any painting. They enjoyed the festival and it was fun hearing about that. Unbelievable prices on the pottery. Guess all art is priced for who will buy it.
I missed the Austin Pastel meeting on Sunday. It was on Zoom. The artist demonstrating was Lyn Diefenbach from Australia. She was up early Monday morning to do the demo for us at 230 p.m on Sunday. I watched the demo on line. A bonus for being a member to watch it later. A link for information about Lyn is on the website for the APS https://www.austinpastelsociety.org/
This is National Domestic Violence Awareness month and I went with my friend Susan to the annual Women's Leadership Luncheon. Lunch catered by our friend John Chabot. So lovely. The speeches were inspiring and hope the fundraising and awareness help the victims of domestic violence. It touches almost everyone regardless of race or social standing. 1 out of 3 women and 1 out of 4 men are affected. The luncheon was sponsored by the Family Crisis Center where Gene and I have volunteered for years. They help families, students and anyone that comes to the center for help. They have a store where they take donations to help and sell. Our center helps four counties and always needs donations and volunteers. Maybe you can help here or in your community. https://family-crisis-center.org/
4 comments:
I'm glad to know that you had company that was distracting you. You are usually more active on CreativeSpark. Sounds like you had a fun time together and they got to meet the rest of the family. Great to hear that your checkups were good too.
Joan, thanks so much. I have been remiss in my postings. No art. Yesterday was sinus surgery so another two days lost to art. Maybe tomorrow.....
It was a good visit and fun meeting your family. I am sorry we did not get to paint, but I did enjoy talking and eating :)
bag blog, it was so great that you and Toby came by. We always have a great time! I hope it isn't long till we meet again.
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