Ippy and I gave a going away party last night for one of our dear friends who's moving to California. The party was at my house, so I spent the past several days getting house and garden ready. Everything went well. Our sweet friend R said he felt truly celebrated and I'm so glad. We'll miss him terribly, though. There's nothing for it but to make lots of trips to California to see him!
Tomorrow, I'm driving back to Charleston to finish up some sketches for the Old World/New World sketchbook. Be back on Friday.
In betwixt, I made a few quick sketches of life here on a quiet, beautiful, and cool Monday. The last is a sketch of my daughter C, whom I've sketched so often before. 
I admit to feeling as though I'm running on low. I need recharging. I'm happy, but I'm depleted. Don' t know how or when it will happen, but I hope I have a space of a few days to do nothing but let the creative juices bubble and brew without feeling I have to produce.
« Mid-July miscellany | Main | Charleston sketches, part two »
July 23, 2007
The comments to this entry are closed.
Search
I'm an urban sketcher
Recent Posts
- test
- Technical difficulties, begone! Scotland trip upcoming!
- This artist's house: art now! garden later*!
- 2022: Begin Again
- The story unfolds at last: my garden book finished!
- SO much to share after a too long hiatus! New work, new garden, new life!
- Atmosphere, atmosphere, atmosphere: why I love toned paper
- New house, new studio, new work, and a new poem from a friend
- Here. In the new/old house, with before and after photos.
- Laura Frankstone podcast with Kick in the Creatives
Recent Comments
- Vivien Wilson on test
- Robyn Mixon on test
- Laura Frankstone on This artist's house: art now! garden later*!
- Jeffery Beam on This artist's house: art now! garden later*!
- Laura Frankstone on 2022: Begin Again
- Kate (Cathy Johnson) on 2022: Begin Again
- Laura Frankstone on The story unfolds at last: my garden book finished!
- Tracye on The story unfolds at last: my garden book finished!
- Laura Frankstone on The story unfolds at last: my garden book finished!
- Robyn Mixon on The story unfolds at last: my garden book finished!
Categories
- Ackland Museum of Art (3)
- Alaska (10)
- Alex and Betsy Hitt (1)
- Animal sketches (6)
- Art goals (56)
- Art journal (62)
- Art supplies (74)
- Artist friends (1)
- Austin, Texas (2)
- Berlin (4)
- Books (5)
- Brown toned paper (14)
- Bruges sketches (1)
- brush pen (16)
- Cafe Orlando, Munich (1)
- Caledonian Orogeny (11)
- California (3)
- Chapel Hill, NC (11)
- Charleston Style & Design Magazine (17)
- Copenhagen (1)
- Copenhagen sketches (3)
- Current Affairs (2)
- Drawing (101)
- Family sketches (10)
- Film (1)
- Floral sketches (26)
- Food and Drink (39)
- France (10)
- Gardens and gardens sketches (29)
- Germany (3)
- Gray toned paper (22)
- Groeningemuseum, Bruges (1)
- Hillsborough NC (4)
- Iceland (18)
- Illustrations (35)
- Italy (8)
- Italy sketches (12)
- Mountain sketches and paintings (18)
- Museum sketches (24)
- Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University (10)
- Natural pigments (10)
- New house, new life (7)
- New Mexico (1)
- New York City (1)
- North Carolina illustrations and sketches (6)
- North Carolina Museum of Art (4)
- Norway (29)
- Oregon (3)
- Painting (50)
- Paris sketches (4)
- Peregrine Farm (3)
- Places Project (27)
- Portland Art Museum (1)
- Portland, Oregon (5)
- Quebec City (1)
- Raleigh, N C (11)
- Rome (3)
- San Francisco (6)
- Scotland (1)
- Seawhite of Brighton (1)
- Spain (1)
- Stillman & Birn (24)
- TBDItaly (4)
- Television (1)
- Travel (108)
- Turkey and Turkey sketches (4)
- Urban Sketchers (10)
- Vancouver BC (4)
- Vancouver sketches (2)
- Volcanoes (12)
- Wales (22)
- Walter magazine (13)
- Web/Tech (1)
Website Copyright
- Website Copyright License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Your flowers are just gorgeous-so bright and happy!
Posted by: teric | July 30, 2007 at 11:55 AM
How wonderful to come back from Charleston and read all your encouraging comments! I think they've helped. I'm feeling a bit better, though still need a bit more time to recharge, I think. Tara, thank you so much! I'll respond this weekend.
Posted by: Laura | July 27, 2007 at 07:20 PM
Laura, I've nominated you for a Blogger Reflection Award. Come visit and see! xo
Posted by: Paris Parfait | July 27, 2007 at 11:28 AM
I love the colores you choose to work with. You keep doing your thing girl! its great. Have fun in Charelston. I love the food in there. yum yum and a bottle of rum.
Posted by: susangalique | July 26, 2007 at 07:33 AM
I just did a post on recharging, and it led me over here.... interesting how that happens.
Posted by: Robin N | July 25, 2007 at 08:52 PM
I can understand you feeling a bit beaten down...you had a lot on your plate lately, with the wedding...and everything still waiting for you... I hope Charleston will revive you a bit.It is such a beautiful city and I love it...like Savannah too...been there yet? I'll keep you in my thoughts, send you some good vibes and hope you get your energy back soon.
I love all your sketches you did and find it amazing that you're able to pull this creativity from your sleeve, while you're not completely feeling up to it...love those hydrangeas, they burst with energy!!
Enjoy Charleston
Ronell
Posted by: Ronell | July 25, 2007 at 04:19 PM