It was a very busy day today, and very beautiful out...which took the edge of the pressure, so to speak. I woke up early and got the bugs worked out of my downloaded new software, and finished my online project before coffee, so I had the day to work outside.
The painting above is the second in a series of six, a subset of the larger series I am working on based on rural American youth. I am including these very young children, as their parents are teenagers, and they are literally babies raising babies. They are so beautiful, and full of happiness and vigor, and I am trying to capture the multifacets of this group. The children are lovely, but they do feel the effects of their circumstances...I guess as we all do, ultimately. Rich or poor, we all suffer from the "human" condition...
The painting began well, and I think as I moved through it, it began to aggravate me, but the problem was my own laziness...I forgot to put my mask on, and I began to feel the effects with swollen sinuses and tearing, itchy eyes. Once I rinsed my eyes and got a breath of air, put my mask on, I was feeling much better and able to complete the work and be completely comfortable. I have to remember that the dust is a health hazard, and not to forget that darned mask. But, I am the one who forgets my seatbelt even after all of these years, so I don't know what to say about that. Perhaps a slight penchant towards self-destruction? Probably just early senility LOL
So, my schedule is pretty wide open until I take Noelle back to the Doctor in the late afternoon for her test results...I pray for the results to all be negative for any ill health, and feel fairly confident she will regain all of her health in short order, provided she follows a good diet, and whatever else the Doctor orders for her.
So, that's it for tonight.
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| "Ball 1" pastel on hardwood panel, 12" x 16" |
The painting above is the second in a series of six, a subset of the larger series I am working on based on rural American youth. I am including these very young children, as their parents are teenagers, and they are literally babies raising babies. They are so beautiful, and full of happiness and vigor, and I am trying to capture the multifacets of this group. The children are lovely, but they do feel the effects of their circumstances...I guess as we all do, ultimately. Rich or poor, we all suffer from the "human" condition...
The painting began well, and I think as I moved through it, it began to aggravate me, but the problem was my own laziness...I forgot to put my mask on, and I began to feel the effects with swollen sinuses and tearing, itchy eyes. Once I rinsed my eyes and got a breath of air, put my mask on, I was feeling much better and able to complete the work and be completely comfortable. I have to remember that the dust is a health hazard, and not to forget that darned mask. But, I am the one who forgets my seatbelt even after all of these years, so I don't know what to say about that. Perhaps a slight penchant towards self-destruction? Probably just early senility LOL
So, my schedule is pretty wide open until I take Noelle back to the Doctor in the late afternoon for her test results...I pray for the results to all be negative for any ill health, and feel fairly confident she will regain all of her health in short order, provided she follows a good diet, and whatever else the Doctor orders for her.
So, that's it for tonight.
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