Mixed Media

I've been looking for new projects constantly, probably because of the season - I get restless in the spring/summer and don't like spending as much time on line. One of my re-released books is actually doing pretty well, so I have that itch to keep working on another book, which is always at odds with my need to disconnect myself from the computer as much as possible. 

To combat that I bought a pad of water color paper and borrowed my daughter's paints. I made these two paintings this week and really enjoyed it. They're a water color base, embellished with colored pencils and black ink. 

 I have a lot more subjects to work from so I'm hoping to eventually use up all the paper I bought. I'm also working on a garden journal and have an idea to re-assign one of my book shelves and start creating more book projects to house there. A garden journal, a water color portfolio, possibly a recipe book, the photo books I've created and maybe start working on the color book idea I had - starting of course with The Book of Purple - a  collection of photos all focusing on purple subjects. 

I have this idea that I'd like to create a repository of my work, just a place to have a collection of things that define me - that other people could peruse. It's a long-range project to be shoe-horned in between the writing I should be doing and the time I want to spend dedicated to relaxing and working on de-stressing.