Joyce at From This Side of the Pond hosts this mid-week shindig. Years ago, I was fairly active at participating, but things got in the way causing me to pull away. I thought perhaps I’d give it another try to see where it takes me.
Here are this week’s questions with my answers.
1. Are you feeling more reset, restart, or full speed ahead as we move into May? Tell us why.
Definitely restart. Every day is almost the same as the previous, so naturally a new month means more of the same.
2. Painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, cinema, theatre, music…what’s your favorite form of art? Elaborate.
Music and digital painting are my favorite. I listen to music for hours on end each day and I can spend hours creating new Procreate artwork. I’m now beginning to dabble with painting with real watercolors. This is something I’ve long wanted to do, but didn’t feel comfortable. I made my mom a Mother’s Day design with watercolors that I’m excited to share with you in a few weeks. š
3. What time is dinner at your house? How do you feel about leftovers?
We prefer to eat early in the evening no later than 5pm through the week. The weekends vary. Leftovers are loved here! In fact, when I cook I try to make enough to last us for a few meals.
4.What’s the last thing you fell down a rabbit hole investigating?
No doubt music. That’s definitely an area that can keep me tied up and every lead I don’t put into use immediately, if it’s something I like then I save a link.
5. And now for a question from the book Marilyn (Memphis Bridges) gave me… At what are you ‘self-taught?’
I call myself a self-taught artist. I had some art in high school, but I lacked the self esteem to truly excel. I compared my work with the more talented kids, which limited me. In 2017, I pulled out an old unused art pad left behind by DD#2 and began doodling. The same year DH got me an iPad and Apple Pencil for our anniversary. He also got me a drawing app that I love called Procreate. Digital drawing gave me the freedom to practice, practice, practice without fear of messing up. Fixes are easy and I don’t destroy my entire illustration. It built my confidence and skills.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
We have two birthdays, as well Mother’s Day next month. I managed to get all three handcrafted cards completed early. I’ll share the artwork soon. We also figured out gifts to order for each. Now to send everything out on time. š
With art on the brain, I can show you a new illustration I did this week using Procreate. The first image is the original and the second is reimagined version using my Brushstrokes app to give my design a painting-like effect.
Incidentally, you can add any image to Brushstrokes, turning an ordinal picture into a painting. I think it’s a really cool tool!
Last week, I made a pot of pintos and Mexican cornbread. Mmmm good! Here’s my recipe for the cornbread. It goes well with chili, too.
I may not always link up, but I’m faithful to do return visits and I try to respond to all comments. For those who don’t know, my blog had a malware infection in December which destroyed everything and I’m working on restoring the damage. This usually preoccupies my attention. I do take breaks to enjoy other things in life.
Coming up next on CAAC is May 1st Battle of the Bands. I’d love it if you’d stop in to cast your vote. Have a wonderful day!
