On a low-carb diet, bread is the enemy…

Can anyone out there tell me about collaging paper onto canvas? Is it possible? Do I need a special glue? And what about varnishing or shellacking on top? Any ideas, product names or thoughts would be appreciated!

Felt terrible starting abot 11 am. Called our beloved babysitter to relieve me this afternoon. Thankfully, she was able to come. I spent the afternoon in bed, reading and sleeping. Although my head was pounding, I felt so indulged at being able to drift while the sounds of the house echoed around me. I feel a bit better now, after the afternoon in bed.

Not yet in bloom. All I could muster was a contour drawing today as my 2-year old refuses to nap in the other room…

Went and bought 2 large pre-stretched canvases (had to beat back the art school professor demons in my head, chiding me for not stretching my own) with the intention of making some larger work. This is a study for a 24 x 24 square.

The daffodils have exploded and we are having tropical downpours.

It’s been really windy and rainy here. Cold and damp. I made this while inside the warming hut at Crissy this morning.

These daffodils have already started to open in the short time they have been in our warm kitchen. I look forward to drawing them over the next few days!

As I drive through this city, day after day, I marvel at the beauty. I can’t believe I am so lucky to live here.

Put the big rock in the bowl and drew this morning after dropping my daughter off at preschool. Golden Gate Park was lovely.

Stephen Covey talks about putting the big rock in the bowl first as a way to insure that you get accomplished what is most important, otherwise those smaller rocks will fill up the bowl, leaving no room for the big rock. Drawing every day has become my big rock, and although I have to steal the time while my 2 year old is napping and my 3 year old is at preschool, it’s a necessity.

Spent the naptime drawing and then sharpened my watercolor crayons (thanks Liz ) it’s like having a new set!

Hiking again, today. I could get used to this…..

We went to the spectacular DeYoung Museum today. From the tower observatory you get 360 degree views of the city…I couldn’t decide what to draw, and so I chose three views.