I painted this while I watched Karen McKoy’s live stream on You Tube, today. It could use some touch ups, but I’m waiting for it to dry.
It’s a template from Artsy Dee. I printed it on 8.5 x 11” watercolor paper using the “draft” setting so there wouldn’t be an excess of black ink. I used an inkjet printer.
The paint is Meedan watercolor, and I used water brushes from Mr.Pen.
Karen McKoy inspired me to try watercolors, again. It had been years.
Her stamp with watercolors. Please check it out here https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GfvG3dwYt/?
The only creative thing I did today was take the leftovers from this
and added some leftover pork tenderloin bits. It was so good heated over and stirred lightly. This is the Louisiana Style Shrimp Skillet, a new dish from Cracker Barrel. (We know how to celebrate an anniversary! 😋😉)
The dish is not photogenic because they forgot the rice. The original dish was a skillet of shrimp in an oily-looking roux. I added the requested rice and stirred it in before thinking to photograph it. ‘Still not attractive, but very delicious. It was even better with the congealed fat removed and the tenderloin added.
I found a photo of what it’s supposed to look like online.
And, speaking of photos, I took this one of a little pitcher of wildflowers I brought in, intending to gel print with them.
Now, I’m sorting through craft books and magazines. Most of them are keepers, though a few will go to the lending library of the local senior center.
So despite kitchen cleaning and fibromyalgia exhaustion, today has not been a total waste after all!
In the words of grief counselor/artist Karen McKoy, “I showed up.”
Today, I accompanied my husband to Moh’s surgery. An old motorcycle burn on his lower leg left a scar that turned into a squamous cell sarcoma. It presented as a white scaly patch the size and shape of a silver dollar. The surgeon got it all first cut. Still, that and a trip to the pharmacy took most of the day.
I did get home in time to catch Karen McKoy’s live stream. Karen is an artist who is also a grief counselor. Her art channel is called, Slapping Paint on Paper
I found her through friends in the chat of PMartist Studio. Her words of wisdom have been invaluable to me, and I am grateful.
