Sunday, September 25, 2011

My Life as a Sitcom


We spent two great weeks in San Francisco babysitting for our two and a half year old grandson. Notice I didn't say vacation, it was an adventure filled with mishaps, silliness, work and joy. Grandson, Nana, and Poppy did great but the Granddog not so much. He took sick while we were there, peripheral vestibular disease, but is recovering nicely.

With the added vet visits to our days and keeping up with a toddler's boundless energy I didn't get much sketching done. (Ah yes, what was I thinking? I do recall those days from long ago!) I did do some. I've discovered the Stonehenge sketchbooks and love them. The paper takes watercolor well. I have the 7 inch square one and like that format. I just wish it wasn't spiral bound. I find that, for me, it discourages 2 page spreads.

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  1. I like the dog sketch. It sounds like it was an interesting vacation, San Francisco is so pretty.

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  2. Great dog sketches, poor sick doggie... keeping up with a two year old... well done, wore me out the last time I tried that (which was about 11 years ago...LOL).

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  3. I always love your page layouts. Sorry to hear about your dog. Wonderful sketches, though. I can't remember if I've used Stonehenge sketchbooks before. I'll have to look for them again. LOVE the new look to your blog here!

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  4. Love these pages. Happy to hear Grand dog is recovering. Now you need a vacation :)

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  5. Glad he's feeling better. My grandkids are older but I still don't get much sketching done unless they are joining me which they do occasionally. I like your picture of the dog. Spiral bindings discourage me from moving across a spread too. It's a real physical barrier compared to a seam in a sewn book.

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  6. I love your sketches. You have a way with the page layout.

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  7. Just seeing these...They're amazing!

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  8. Just seeing these and the other SF sketches...Amazing!

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