Kick Start

It's going to freeze tonight. I spent a good chunk of the day getting plants moved into the garage. I'm waffling back and forth about the Yucca plant, whether I should leave it out for the winter or hall it in. Right now it's in, but I may move it back out as soon as the threat of frost is over.

Drawing.... I need to kick start myself. I know that as soon as I start I'll get into it, but the inertia of getting started is a problem. Simply writing this has helped a little.

Juli and I will be packing up tonight to leave in the dark and early tomorrow. We'll go by way of Shelton and stop in Centralia for breakfast. I've got the camera set up. The computer is ready. Internet will be available in the room. I need to decide what art supplies I'll bring. What else... Oh, Clothes!

But first, draw something.

Addendum:




This past month I've been doing some intense focusing on drawing what I see, and changing the way I look at things. As a side effect I've found that I've been sketching things in my mind as I drive down the road or walk through the neighborhood. Things like trees, power lines, the car in front of me, the Narrows Bridge [old and new]. After last Thursday though, because of time constraints, I haven't been able to draw anything. Yesterday I found that this mental sketching was fading.
This is one of the reasons why instructors and books say "Draw every day!"