Today’s experiment Unlike the pointillist experiment of yesterday, I tried a different approach to sketching the elusive Jack Fruit. First of all, I worked from a much better photograph: a close up of a single fruit. I saw that the spiny projections were more fully formed (although smaller), the further they were away from the […]
The family’s gone. So I thought I’d pick up some light reading. I frequently gravitate toward the philosophy section of the bookstore, and it was there I came upon the book Madness, The Invention of an Idea by Michel Foucault (Foulcault, M. translation: Sheridan, A. Madness, The Invention of an Idea. New York: Harper Perennial Modern […]
We had a great time with the kids. Today was exhausting, although I didn’t do much to exhaust myself. It was William’s first easter egg hunt, which seemed a matter of course to him, as he is always hunting for something. He is just so curious about everything, continually looking everywhere for something he hasn’t […]
Everyone is leaving tomorrow and nobody feels quite right. Even William is crying his head off, instead of going to sleep. Sidra was feeling really badly because she will miss everyone. I will miss them both, as well as their parents, who seem to center us as much as they do their kids. Go figure. […]
Today’s experiment I found a photograph of an interesting leaf arrangement located next to the red leaf I painted last week. Just like the fuchsia I painted a couple of days ago, the leaves below are primarily one color, in this case, light green. There are subtle reflections and slight differences in colors, but for […]
Original and modified mission I really don’t want my blog to turn into a diary of my daily life. I must keep reminding myself of my original mission, which was to address all aspects of autism and mental health; my personal experience with autism as a sibling of a low functioning, autistic individual; family relationships, and related […]
To those of you who liked my ‘Flower‘ yesterday, thank you. After looking at that watercolor sketch for a bit, I like it a little more. I do agree with THGg, that I did not use the qualities of watercolors to blend and bleed colors together. Today’s experiment I tried another sketch of this same […]
Joy and Beth prepared for Will’s birthday gathering for what seemed like weeks. They commissioned a special birthday cake for the guests and one for Will himself. I didn’t know there was a special name for a kid’s cake. They call it a ‘smash’ cake. Is this just a California thing? One look at the picture […]
Last year, I interviewed my granddaughter, Sidra, just before her brother Will was born. Tomorrow (4-17-14) will be Will’s first birthday. I asked Sidra to chat with me again about her first year as a big sister. (See also Interview at 6 months.) Sidra (9 years old): Year one: I was so excited because I […]
I usually append a watercolor sketch to my daily blog, but I didn’t want to steal any thunder from the sibling interview of my granddaughter about one year with her little brother. Today’s experiment In preparation for the party later today, we bought some flowers to plant. I think the one I tried to paint is called […]
