The beach, and taking notice
Posted on February 22, 2008 - Filed Under Being an Artist
Today I am daydreaming about the beach, which is pretty common for me, especially when it is snowing and I am frazzled. I grew up on the water, and crave it even more than I do potato chips. Currently I live on the opposite side of some pretty formidable mountains from the salty shore, but I know that I still share the sunset with the coast. We see it sink below the Rockies before it shows up in California in all its glorious hues. This is one of my many journal pages of the beach, in this case the coast of Mexico. It is so simple, and I am glad I took the time to draw it. I used the No-Blot ink pencil that works so well with water themes and water colors, and gives you a lot of bang for your buck (we will work with this technique at the RAEvN’s Nest Art Retreat in the All the Elements class). The picture does two things: it reminds me that I took time to really enjoy this small bay, and it reminds me of how great it felt to be there. That is what journaling does for me, it makes me take notice for longer than I would if I was just sitting on that small beach reading a book. Taking notice is something I really need to do. Hmmm, that reminds me, I should perhaps be taking notice of what is here: six kids, no dinner plans and bills to pay. Or, I could just pull out that old artists’ license and go on with my journal!
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