22 August 03

Cabin Fever

maypoleathome.jpgWe had no power all day—the thunderstorms Numenius mentioned yesterday continued all night and knocked out a lot of the county. For us, this means no water either, since we’re on a well with an electric pump.

I finished a colored pencil drawing of what I’m spending lots of hours looking at these days from my sofa, inspired by Beth’s recent watercolor and intrigued by the challenge of how to render transparent fabric. It’s moderately what I was looking for. The colors aren’t quite right, but I think the values almost are.

We’ve been enjoying the pleasure of the company of a MacGillivray’s warbler the last two days in the rosebushes and oleander—this is an unusual bird to have in one’s yard! Fall migration is definitely underway here in the Central Valley.

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  1. As you know, I think your drawing’s gorgeous. Occurs to me this morning that I’d like to read a children’s book illustrated by you. Possibly about fairies.

    — Rhonda    23. August 2003, 06:33    Link
  2. Good for you!..now, are you going to scan it and let us see what you see?

    — beth    23. August 2003, 11:20    Link
  3. woops! you did! and I love it.

    The fact that I didn’t see the drawing at first which brings up a techie point – your pages expand almost endlessly to the right, and aren’t adjustable when I resize my window. It’s OK for me, ‘cause I have a big monitor, but I wonder about people with small sceens.

    — beth    23. August 2003, 11:22    Link
  4. For one who had the great pleasure of observing this while recently on the west coast, it is a fabulous rendition. Kudos! Hoping the power is back in business. Rhonda might be onto something about the fairies!

    — Linda    25. August 2003, 16:14    Link
  5. Love the water colour and glad you are getting back up and out there!

    — Coup de Vent    26. August 2003, 12:53    Link
  6. Gosh, what a beautiful drawing!

    — Lisa Thompson    30. August 2003, 05:59    Link

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