watercolor 46 with a few final touches added at the very end of the day
3:35 PM: and the obligatory final marks on watercolor 46
2:48 PM: aside from how tasty it is, dark chocolate is very beneficial to your health, containing antioxidants that neutralize free radicals. just google it & you’ll see for yourself. so i eat some every day. after much testing, this is the brand i find most delicious. it’s organic, 80% cacao & fair trade, which is extremely important if you care about the farmers who produce it.i get it online by the 12 bar case from equal exchange at a price point lower than what you find in most stores.
watercolor 46, stage 2
2:34 PM: progressing quite a bit further than yesterdays light watercolor touches, this is one of those bolder, but not overly crowded statements …i’ll probably let it be, but it’s too late in the afternoon to start work on 47, which will be, as yesterday, inspired by the same photo i used for this one, but in a larger format.
watercolor 46 at 1:30pm
1:38 PM: i started work on watercolor 46. as i did yesterday, i tried tricking myself into doing something simpler and out-of-mind. it’s kinda working, between trips to my little kitchen to check on my oatmeal, which has become a big production and includes: blueberries, hemp seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds, maple syrup, walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds (NOT grown in china) dried cherries & figs and fresh tangerines. this works as good as anything else to keep my mind from getting to engaged in this watercolor, as well as being delicious & nutritious! back to my watercolor…i just noticed by the way that i may be unconsciously replicating those 4 pair of boots in this watercolor!
12:47 PM: i spent the morning dealing with severe allergies, which i’ll have to put up with till the allergy season ends, whenever that is, finding a mothers day bouquet for our friend dan’s son to give his mom, dan’s ex, who lives in crestone, and BOOTS! in between all that, i was choosing a trail photo to use for todays watercolor(s).
on the upper right are my old keen boots, which are great for my wide, flat feet with mortons neuroma in one. but they gave out after 5 years or so. since we can’t go to rei, where i usually shop for hiking boots, i ordered 3 pair online & will keep whichever pair work best. so far, the scarpa brand (on top with the blue trim) seem to be winning as i walk around the studio. the others are made in china, whereas these are made in italy (that gets my attention right away) and get the highest ratings.
i’ll decide by monday & return the ones that don’t work. we hike trails that are moderately rough and dangerous, with lots of big rocks. i’ve already taken one bad fall last year & can’t afford another, so the quality of my boots is critical. mikela is using a pair i used to wear until my feet inexplicably grew a size larger. so that’s enough about that! now i’m going to get to work & see what happens. i’ll post what i’m doing soon…