Linen Tangent

Usually I have a plan and a schedule and my schedule is pretty tight because I have a lot of art work that I want to do and many obligations that I've committed to and then...I get an idea that is not part of my plan but it's so good that I pretend to myself that I'll be fine, that there is plenty of time . I'll work it out later.

Actually it's two ideas, one involves a squirrel (I'm talking about painting not mummification) and the other idea is about raw, beautifully stretched linen.

So this morning I busted out my tools and got to work. I remember back in my college days when I'd get so excited about stretching a new canvas that I'd skip good craftsmanship because I didn't have the patience to do it right. Now I use a level and everything. I feel very grown-up right this second.

Oh I enjoyed this activity and I did a very good job. The linen is tight and...

it's a little daunting. It's so perfect, sitting on the easel looking all sexy. I don't really want to draw on it. Sigh...maybe today I'll just look at it.