She Cried Her Eyes Out...

Have you ever had one of those days where you just want to cry?  That's how I've been feeling for awhile now.  Caring for a loved one who has short term memory issues is hard.  I try to keep the words "don't you remember?" out of my vocabulary but...

Taking on most of the daily responsibilities, being a single car family, doctor appointments; worrying about what the future may bring and hoping I can cope; needing to take time for myself - but feel guilty doing so - blah, blah, blah.  We have our good days and bad days.  Tomorrow will be better.

Give the girl a hand...

Started blocking in my drawing...thinking the vignette was not a good idea...drawing hands is always a challenge, but I keep on trying.

Now what...

I love to create acrylic backgrounds for my oil paintings.  It's a mindless endeavor - quick and easy.  Spray water bottle, stencils, one big fat brush and even my fingers - it's just fun.   

I haven't yet decided on the foreground.  Tomorrow I'll get my charcoal out and put some marks on the canvas and see where it leads.  Who knows - it could be brilliant or not - it's the journey that counts.  This canvas had another painting on it - heavy coats of gesso over top adds some texture before adding the acrylic background.  I like to paint large - most of the background will most likely disappear after the foreground is complete - adding a bit of mystery, don't you think?

I added a vignette with watered down Intense color blocks