Ceramic Cruet

I didn't get to do a sketch at the hospital today. I got home early enough to relax on the couch a bit before bed. I grabbed my balsamic vinegar cruet to paint directly in watercolors.

My husband is still very ill. He is having surgery again tomorrow. He has a long road and another surgery ahead of him in addition to other problems that need to be addressed.
 I would appreciate it if you keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Trying to Keep It Together

Sketching and my sister-in-law and supportive friends are what helped me keep things together today. My thanks for the comments. Jerry is gravely ill. During the time I couldn't be in the recovery room with him tonight I sat in the waiting room with my iPad. There wasn't much too sketch and sketching in the recovery room seemed too invasive to the patients and their families. This worked and took my concentration off things for a bit. Done with Art Rage.

Hospital Sketch

Things have been a bit crazy for me. My hubby was rushed to the hospital yesterday and is having major health problems. He is scheduled for surgery tomorrow, so I am maybe I will have some time to sketch while waiting for the surgery to be over. This was sketched yesterday after he was stabilized...just the view looking out from his ER bed. I couldn't just sit there. I thought I would have time for a sketch today, but I didn't want to sketch him and there was pretty much the same view as this since he was still in the ER (no beds in ICU).

Art Rage Sketches

I am participating in the WetCanvas scavenger hunt being hosted by Jo Castillo. There are a lot of fun things to sketch and you can use any media. I haven't done a digital sketch in a long time, so I gave my very basic digital program, Art Rage, some use for three of my sketches.

cup and saucer

slippers

seasonal

Reeds and Sky

I always find the reeds down by the water (phragmites) at the bay and the wetlands here so interesting, and then there are usually great skies above them. This is a direct watercolor done down by the Great South Bay in Sayville.

Bay and Sky View

On New Year's Day I went down by the Great South Bay in Sayville to do my first painting of 2010. I always love when the rays of the sun come out of the clouds. I think about it as "the hands of God." 

Happy 2020!!!

Happy New Year!!!

Wishing all of you a peaceful, happy, healthy, and inspired 2020 filled with love and joy!!!