Saturdaily - life goes on

[ellenmillion]

Guppy is the sweetest kid imaginable. She has been giving me pictures and stories 'to cheer me up for Norway being gone.'

I've been pretty spotty - I'll feel like I'm back to normal and getting things done and feeling productive, then I'll find myself staring at the spot the water dish used to be, or making stupid errors in math and programming or writing really moronic things. Sleep has been wretched.

I'm letting myself grieve this week. Next week is bootstraps time, because end of the month means deadlines. Kindergarten is working out beautifully, and though I haven't taken real advantage of it yet, I am really looking forward to the hours of freedom.

I have been doing artwork. I haven't felt like drawing, but I have felt like playing with color, so I tackled some Christmas lineart with Copics. Yesterday, Layla came over for art time, and she painted and I finished some botanical pieces in color. I plan to have all of the above printed as cards. In the afternoon, Guppy and I painted! I did some mini-totes, and ACEO canvases.


I'm not sure about the painted background. I LIKE the roses with the background, but I think I like them BETTER without it. (I scanned before adding that...)

Comments

[anke]

*hugs* losing a pet is always harsh. :(

About the painted background, I think the thing is that over all, the value of the background is pretty close to that of the leaves... it kinda flattens things. Paler background might have worked, or maybe layer more paint to darken the background? Or just a general thought for future experiments *rambles*

[nonesensed]

Your kid sounds like a wonderful person! Exactly the sort of attitude one should have toward someone who's grieving.

When you've shared a home with someone - be they pet or human - it's much harder to not be reminded of them by every little thing around. Allowing oneself time to grieve is so important and I'm glad to hear you can allow yourself that.

(I know nothing about art and coloring, etc, so all I can say is that the flowers look very lovely to me!)

I hope next week is a great week for you; you deserve it!

[kelkyag]

<warm fuzzies and fusses> I expect you'll feel better being more productive, but grief is not much for adhering to schedules. Don't beat yourself up if it doesn't resolve at its assigned deadline?

Iris! ♥

The black/grey background for the wild roses feels smokey to me, which pulls them in a very different direction than the flowers alone. Maybe a background similar in style but in pale blue, green, and/or yellow, for more of an outside-sunshine-sky feel instead?