29 Faces, Day 2

May 2, 2012

Preparing for our trip yesterday felt like slogging through cold molasses.
One disaster after another all. day. long. 
Even though it was the last thing I wanted to do, sitting down to draw made it all disappear.


I didn't have anyone in particular in mind as I sketched, so I was astounded when I finished this face, and it put a lot into perspective, leaving me in a puddle of tears.
This appears to be a younger version of an acquaintance that I ran into this week. I knew that she was about to finish cancer treatment the last time I saw her. This week I saw her at her place of work and was anxious to ask her how she was doing, only to find that she'd developed new tumors and was in a lot of pain and quite ill. And yet she was at work.


As annoying as my day was yesterday, I have much to be grateful for.
Including that reminder.
Thank you Gwen, for your example.

29 Faces, A New Beginning

This face appeared in my Book of Days

After disappearing from not only my blogs, but my life, I've decided maybe it's time to jump back in and live.
I've been noodling around with Effy Wild's Book of Days, and when the above face appeared, I remembered how much I loved drawing faces.
So when talk of 29 Faces surfaced in the Book of Days group, my interest was piqued. I signed up.
I may or may not create 29 faces in the month of May (life is still spinning), but I will enjoy trying. 
We are about to leave for a Canada for a couple of weeks, but I'm packing my art-to-go bag right this moment.