Saturday was a crummy day. Sunday was almost normal. Dementia is taking my dear husband away from me one day at a time...
Creating a journal page using miscellaneous items in my stash...this is how I feel today.
Magazine images; dyed teabags, scrap paper...
Somewhere along the way, I lost the month of June. Dealing with my husband's dementia has been challenging and exhausting. Should we sell our home and move to independent/assisted living - a very expensive option to say the least. After a lot of searching on the internet, I found a new adult daycare right here in my own town which opened up about 7 months ago. It's a wonderful place. I filled out the necessary paperwork; had his doctor sign off on the plan; TB shot and then held my breath the first day I dropped him off fearing he might not like the place/experience. I'm happy to say, he really likes it there. It's such a relief to have blocks of time all to myself. It's a bonus for him too - he's meeting new people, interacting, playing games, keeping busy. It's an absolute miracle.
I pulled out my little sketchbook this morning and played with pencil, continuous line drawing, colored pencils...a little portrait of who is anyone's guess - took about 15 minutes to do and gave me immense pleasure. What more could one ask?! My next plan is to pull out a much larger canvas and ENJOY!
body pattern
Art journal page created from Corkscrew Sanctuary guidebook.
It was a beautiful day, but hot-hot-hot! I had read an article in our daily newspaper about the flowers in bloom at the sanctuary. It had been years since we visited - so bottles of water in hand and hats on our heads - off we were on our great adventure. The foliage was very green, blue skies, slight breeze. The boardwalk was shaded for the most part. We could hear various birds singing in the treetops. Tons of wild flowers about. We also espied two small alligators and numerous butterflies. All in all, a satisfying visit to the swamp.
Buttonbush (reminds me of, dare I say it, COVID-19!)
I was glancing through a fashion magazine at the nail salon last week. The ad with shoes brought back memories from days of yore! It's hard to remember that I once wore stiletto heeled shoes - just thinking about it now makes my feet hurt!
I gessoed over an existing painting - I cannot remember what it was! In any event, it didn't make the cut. The background is 3 colors plus white of acrylic paint then stenciled.
I had no real plan on what this new work would be. Playing with charcoal pencil, I drew a face. The features were developed later in oil paints.
