If everything goes as predicted - which it never does in my topsy-turvy life - then this 2-week mark should signify being at the half-way point in my NPO-hell. I am not going to think ahead, since my fistulas aren't on a calendar like I am, and trust that my body will heal when it is ready. One day at a time. I spent yesterday mostly setting up some backgrounds on some large canvases. I usually paint abstract backgrounds when I just need to breathe and get out of my head.
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| I started out just dragging whimsical swirls of a bunch of different colors. |
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| With the wonders of a brayer, this is how it ended up - and modeling paste for extra texture. |
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| This could be a nice sky or ocean background from some scene. |
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| This one was fun - I used alcohol ink, distress ink pads, and walnut ink for an antiquing effect. |
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| I used textured paint for this and then used a rubber stamp. |
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| This was a piece I finished to welcome in the spring. |
Then I finished the background from yesterday. I really like the contrast of the night with the day.
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| I was on a roll, so I did one more piece. |
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| Didn't get to put any hair on her yet - or a face! |
| For dinner, I made an Italian Wedding Soup that smelled so wonderful. Ahhhh...I can dream... |
I also made
Pumpkin Muffins for the humans and
Apple Cheddar Pupcakes for the dogs.
Everyone was satisfied and full - EXCEPT ME!!!!!!
To get my mind off of everything and to keep from getting really depressed, I went down to art room for one more collage of the night.
What else can I say? It's really hard. I feel like I was once eating and drinking care-freely in another lifetime. But now that time will come again, and soon. One day, one hour, one painting at a time.
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