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I've been pretty quiet since I got home from the coast. There's been a lot of health and family stuff both (including some great sibling visits to offset the harder bits), and I let myself just take some time off art and spend time with family instead. And doing a bit of reading good books while resting.
Yesterday was gorgeous, though, and after Henry and I delivered books to Burke's Book Store for the holiday season (Henry's favorite place to visit for both the people and the yummy sweet potato treats), I decided to head to Elmwood cemetery on the spur of the moment. We didn't have a ton of time left before they closed the gates, so I just dove into the first thing that really caught my eye. It's not my best ever sketch, but it felt good to get out pens and paints and just enjoy the sunshine and the colors. This one is my Wearingueul Inferno ink in the new Twisbi pen, both from my recent St. Louis trip.
A little after 4:00 I was starving (losing daylight savings is always hard for me), and with cold weather coming this weekend, I decided we'd stop by Soulfish, one of my favorites, and have a quick dinner on their western facing patio instead of doing our usual pick-up to take home. The sun was already behind the opposite buildings (did I mention I hate losing the afternoon light??), but I had a jacket and we hung out solo on the patio while I sketched and ate. I used the Kaweko Paradise Blue ink that I love but that isn't always appropriate for what's in front of me and added paint on top. These are both in my longtime 5.5x8.5” size, which now feels small to me after I've been using the big one so much. It was fun to try to make friends with that size again. It's definitely easier to carry around.
