Cataract Surgery

Images from 8/7/14 cataract surgery memories.  No, I didn't take the sketchbook into surgery with me, LOL I drew this while vision was still blurry but memory was fresh.    There was an anesthesiologist behind a couple of monitors but I was awake during the procedure.  Conte in 9x12 inch visual sketchbook.

Watercolor only sketches

 

 

References from Lisilk's WDE in the 9x12 watermedia sketchbook.  Only two more pages to put it to bed.  My latest kick is watercolor only sketches.  I started down my art journey with watercolors.  I had a great first watercolor, beginner's luck.  Everything after that was crap.  I threw out the watercolors and hit the drawing board, literally.  I learned to draw.  I mean, I've always been able to draw, but for the first time I started developing what basic talent I had.  Now I want color.  It seems all I've ever had time for outside the classroom was for sketching.  I tried to travel with color pencils, oil pastels, watercolor crayons, acrylic -- I can't use any of them even when I'm not on a tour group.  Root cause: Mom has a small bladder.  For lightweight, for quick sketch, for on-the-move, it has to be watercolor.  I've tried bringing oil pastels, watercolor pencils, acrylic -- They're all cumbersome if I can't just sit down and paint in peace.  I get no peace.  So I'm trying to get bright color with watercolor.  I don't get it yet.

Sketchbook #18 put to bed

On the 2012 art goals list it was called 6x8 inch Strathmore Drawing #2 (because I started two of these at the same time).  I'm almost done with #19, too. which may be the 9x12 inch Wet Media sketchbook.

Koi

Reference from Wetcanvas's Mar21 WDE in my 9x12 mixed media sketchbook.  Hmm, looks better in person than on the screen.

Holding a ball

 My idea of Tai Chi for Crash Test Dummies started in January 2013. Compare the two.  I hadn't done anything on the project, but let it stew in my brain for a year.  I've just been so busy!  Compare the dummies, talk about technological improvements, eh?   Everything has been very boring for a couple months.  I'm busy again, dammit, but not before making my Tai Chi website a usable reference (for me, if not for anyone else) so that I can get a workout in -- the goal is every day.