I do hope my (seeming) obsession with photographing the moon does not bore you... I can't help myself. Before you say anything, I do realize that this photo is ridiculously noisy/grainy. Setting my ISO to 1600 seemed like the right thing to do given the darkness and I was too lazy to get out the tripod. I will keep experimenting with that. Noise aside, I thought it was lovely!
In other news, it has been an interesting week. The weather appears to finally be giving us a break; temps are dropping slightly. Not a moment too soon for my electricity bill either! With the change in the weather I am happy to see an improvement in my energy level and mood. Summer in Phoenix can suck the life right out of you!
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I have started working on my sketchbook for the
2012 Sketchbook Project. My theme is "I Remember You." I will illustrate memories of people and experiences that have made a lasting impression on my life. This year I will complete the book. I think I have a better handle on budgeting my time...(we shall see). Here is a sneak peek of my first page (click to enlarge). One of the few things that can cause me to stop & ponder is a beautiful sky full of clouds so I figured what more appropriate subject for the opening page. I have also decided to start working through
The Artists Way again, if only for the sake of completing it. I have a small problem with finishing things that I start, can you relate?
Last night while trying to avoid working on my drawing (it takes a lot of energy) I was scanning through a few of the blogs that I follow and came across this article that centered around the idea of making changes in your life by changing your focus, "focusing on the No to become clear on the Yes, defining the Yes to clarify the No." Although I am not a follower of Zen philosophy, I do try to be open minded. There were some very interesting concepts, you can read that
here.
Time to have a rare (these days) early evening cup of coffee and walk the dog, I need to relax, it has been a stressful day!
In other news, it has been an interesting week. The weather appears to finally be giving us a break; temps are dropping slightly. Not a moment too soon for my electricity bill either! With the change in the weather I am happy to see an improvement in my energy level and mood. Summer in Phoenix can suck the life right out of you!
5 comments:
A beautiful first page, very wistful.
Glad to hear it's cooling down a bit!
Awesome photograph and beautiful drawing of the clouds. I've always been obsessed with the sky and the clouds..and I've taken countless of pictures of the sky...but never really draw them...perhaps I should start, and if I do, I'd like to say thank you for the "inspiration" first ^^
love your pie in the sky!
Wow...love the clouds~!
Beautiful. I also like your sketchbook theme. Look forward to seeing work from that.
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