A couple of sketches from this past week. The first was inspired by a Pinterest photo in charcoal pencil and vine charcoal, and I didn't leave enough room for all the hair.
Anyway, I closed my eyes and lightly made marks and lines on the page, then opened my eyes to see what image would show itself to me. My heart wasn't really in it though (because of an early doctor appointment), and no matter how I turned the page, I couldn't see the image. It was a long tiring day, so I didn't look at it again until the next morning, and viola! The poodle dog showed herself to me right off! She was hiding amongst the lines all along! Of course, once she appeared, I sketched her in, adding a few more lines and shading attempts as I went. I think she turned out ok, quirks and all!
I often go back to the quirky doodles when I'm creatively stuck. I can do a bunch of them and I usually get unstuck. Plus, it's a good mental exercise!
In this case, I'm not really stuck. I'm feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. I have so many creative things I want to start and finish all at the same time, and I'm frustrated because everything else keeps getting in the way, plus the guilt of letting the housework get piled up to the point that it is, even though I'm not really that physically able to keep it up anymore.
But it is what it is, and we're doing the best we can, and I continue to put my creative endeavors ahead of housework, because that's what makes me happy for whatever time I have left. Hopefully, someone else will enjoy it after I'm gone!
Enjoy whatever time you have left on earth the best you can and do something to make yourself happy!
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