 Hey guys I mean everybody it's Sunday, July 25th just before lunch. It's 11 17 a.m We are out trying to get some steps in before it gets obnoxiously hot again today 3075 so yeah, it's already 75 degrees. We interrupted a squirrel fight just now I did happen to catch one picture of one of the squirrels. I'll put it here Although I have said it before I'll say it again. I suck at wildlife photography. So I Think I'm too noisy Anyway, we're just taking a breather because we want to get steps in but we don't want to have to take a second shower One week at home. So we're trying not to get too sweaty We should have done this before we took showers We didn't plan it very well Anyway We're gonna go get more steps in and I'll be happy Monday morning sort of it's not morning Turn the vlog camera on today It's 107 p.m. Monday, July 26th and see things are dinging I've got the vlog edited and save rendered and it's loading right now to YouTube and as soon as that done I will write today's post for the art groups and schedule out the post for the rest of the week I am listening to some YouTube While that is going on. I also reorganized my daily. What's become sort of my daily sketchbook It's not art practice, you know this one I switched out bags Just to make things a little easier for me because I seem to mostly be doing this on the sofa and Or I kind of want to at some point take it out with me And I think this blue bag opens flatter and it might work a little better for me Using my supplies I want to bring so I Hold on to get the tripod out so I can be hands-free All right, so this is I love bags. Y'all know this should know this I've said it on camera before that little other flowered zippered pencil case while I don't use it all the time I don't want to get rid of it. I do love it and I do occasionally use it Message for my daughter, so I'll get back to her in a second anyway So I have lots of different cases around one of the things I like about the flowered case is the elastic band on the back because I can Attach the bag to the journal So I took this one which I already have and this is from Amazon somewhere if I can figure out the link I'll link it below. I sewed a band to the back of it. It has a pocket back here that you can put It was already open that you can put You know ticket stubs or little bits of paper in and then it opens And we'll open out flat and it has plenty of room for my pen my watercolor palette my Swatch sheet my white pens. There's some things in this zipper pocket plus. There's another pouch back here It works really well and again, I can open it flat on the table if I'm out and about with my sketchbook Works and everything I can see everything at a glance, which was kind of the point so I Think that'll work really well And then I can Do that So that works really well then I talked in last week's vlog about the m-grain paint that was like gel-ified and wouldn't come out of the tube and how I broke the tube open and Mixed it in a recycled container with some ox-gallon some water Until I got it blended out and then I was going to just let it dry and have a big like one be one giant big Watercolor pan that you rewet so that's that I'm going to leave the lid off for a couple more days It is an m-grain paint, which I think they're binder's honey. So they never really dry down completely I don't think but We'll see what happens it might See this part is a little bit sticky, but that's probably the honey So I'm going to probably leave it open for a couple more days and we'll see what happens and then the Dusky palette that I made is just about dry And I did add some more pigment to a couple colors. You'll notice if you compare the swatch card Uh from before to now their colors are a little different plus I added one more color Uh Yep, love that can't wait to paint some projects with that the pans are drying some more Anyway, and Things are just a mess up here So I'm waiting for the computer to finish its thing and then I can get all my writing done for the day And then as per usual on Monday, then I have to go do chores So anyway, I think that's it for the minute have anything else planned just chores And random random art projects and I guess getting back to the daughter. It's probably important All right, that's it for right now I'll be back Tell you a little secret my birthday is coming up the daughter wants wants to know what I want to do to celebrate my answer I don't know. I'll let you know what we did, but I have no idea at the moment There's probably just too much going on All right I'll be back. Okay, so I got Stuffed on on the table I have A stack of vintage linens and handkerchiefs some of which are recently purchased some of which I've had for a long time And I don't remember where they all came from but anyway They are ironed as well as they're going to get and at some point this week I think I'm going to be photographing them and turning them into Something more digital that I can print onto paper like this big and then use them in some of my Paper clusters and art journaling. I really like the idea of doing this and I have this collection So I think I'm going to do that There is a couple of etsy sellers that sell digital files of images just like that where they get antique doilies and things and they Scant photograph moments and turn them into or scan them and turn them into digital download I'll try to link one of the stores I've purchased from before down below anyway I also got all of the Written posts for the facebook art groups written Scheduled all the way throughout out through august 1st. And so that is done. I will be probably later This week trying to get Next week's posts written and scheduled also Um ahead of time because Tuesday is my birthday. I don't have to worry about it on my birthday. So like They should be done Monday anyway. Anyway, otherwise, I'm going to do them sunday So I can get the whole weekend done sunday maybe anyway I guess I've been delaying long enough and it's probably time to go downstairs and do the dishes More than likely. I also need to check the mail. So I guess I better get it done. It's not going to do itself All right, I'll be back. Adulting is needed I guess Hello, everybody. I have no idea what time it is. I think it's still morning, but I have honestly no clue If you haven't seen Last week's vlog or the announcement video that came out on thursday last week Then I will link them down below. We should probably watch them But for those who Didn't see that my mother passed away early this morning. It is Tuesday morning july 27th, I think Yeah, anyway, I got a very early phone call from the Hospice per my dad's request and I've spent the morning making phone calls and arrangements and yeah So anyway and the messages are still coming in because of course some people we left always mail for her and It's a lot. So anyway, I'm taking a little bit of a break from live arty chats and That sort of thing Meetings a lot to mail. I guess yesterday's mail finally came at some point yesterday. I don't know Anyway meetings and That sort of thing this week. I will be back hopefully to regular schedule next monday, but The family and I I think need a break and I know I've got to help my dad with a lot of stuff now I'm probably gonna have to drive up there at some point this week and help him clean out closets and All of that stuff so Anyway, my mom was A great supporter of my art journey and this channel and the facebook art groups And all of her children's endeavors even when we didn't get along Very well, but she was always there to support me nonetheless. So anyway All right, that's it for the minute Let me go take care of this And fix my flag, which is crooked again Uh, anyway, it's gonna be hot again today too. So i'm gonna shut up the house and turn the air conditioner on I will be back Wednesday july 28 to 11 o 9 a.m Of course, I've already been on the phone a lot with my dad and other people regarding my mom's passing and all of that anyway I spent some time this morning cleaning out my winter newton pocket box because it was gross And also switching out a few of the colors in here from the originals taking out the white in particular I'd already added three colors across the top, which are a deoxysene purple a panes gray and a black um, and then I Switched out some of the other colors and I added in Um, a pinky magenta color Switched out one of the blues for a more of a turquoisey cerulean Added a very light pale green and this dark forest green. I kept the sap green Um, and I kept the burnt umber, but I added sepia. I think that's a better palette. That's going to work a little better for me um So Yeah, so I did that this morning. I'm going to catch up on some drawing and do some drawing in advance the next few days because of my mom's death are going to be Weird So I'm gonna I have some quiet time this morning. So I'm gonna sit and do that this morning and prep august journals and Stay busy because that's a thing I'll be bounding july 29th. It is 10 29 a.m According to the car clock I am I'm gonna go run some errands I Need to check the p.o. Box because I have absolutely no idea when was the last time it was over there And for those that don't know I do have anxiety disorder issues and When I am stressed Yeah, I have trouble remembering stuff. So Anyway, we're going to go over there first And then I'm going to go to target to pick up a few things in particular. I'm looking for a appropriate blouse Not a t-shirt for the funeral and memorial services I have a funeral skirt fun fact I don't know where my blouse went because I had a up blouse too Um, it may be that it was too small And so I purged it But now I've lost weight. So yeah, anyway, so we're going to go get that done today and then Maybe start some planning for 2022 staying away from Family chats if I can possibly help myself because the family is making me completely crazy And that's a thing. So anyway, all right I'll be back. This whole family of rectoans that come like almost every night They walk seemingly past Definitely past the driveway camera. They seem to walk towards the front door. We can never figure out where they're going We try all the time All the time. Can't find them. Can't find them. They're gone. Tonight's no exception. Good morning, everybody. It's Friday, July 30th It's just after 8 a.m I've got to get my sunglasses hung on See if I can do this without turning the camera off Because I don't know There we go Um, I am so I am Going to go out for a walk Bob's off Running a couple of errands. He needs to run this morning. He has a couple of appointments and um For those that don't know Bob has had a number of skin cancer type moles removed they are actually skin cancer and um He has some more the doctor's pretty sure they're not skin cancer but They do bug Bob. So they're going to remove them any way and test them. So he's off doing that this morning anyway, um I'm going to go out and get some steps in the last two days between everything else that's happened with my mom being ill and passing away and Family stuff that's ensued and it being 5 million degrees again in Oregon Um and hot unusually hot Um, I haven't gotten any steps in not enough in the last couple days. Anyway, I've certainly haven't hit 10,000 in I think three days So i'm going to go get some steps in this morning Because it is going to be at least 99 today if that's what they're expecting if not hotter Which means we probably won't go walking later. So anyway, all the kids are coming over for family dinner night tonight I think we're celebrating my birthday. They all asked what I want. I said to not have to do the dishes. So You know simple things anyway And then tomorrow we're headed up to my dad's to hang out with him for a bit See if he needs anything bring him some food cook barbecue I think we're going to barbecue as a family barbecue and stuff like that. So Yeah Anyway, it's all I can manage right now. I do think that at some point I'm going to do some grief Journally artwork Maybe a brief youtube video or facebook art group video I don't know for sure yet, but if it's something you guys are all interested in leave a comment down below How to deal with like strong emotions in your art It is something I have been doing. I just haven't shown much of it on camera. So Anyway, I'm going to go get some steps in and see what I can see. I'll be back Everybody and I forgot to close the vlog again last night It's been it's been around rough week It's sunday morning august 1st. It's just after nine o'clock. We're headed for a walk Which you'll talk I'll talk about in next week's vlog I hope you guys have had a better week than we have and that you continue to do so And don't forget to have fun creating go for walks Enjoy what you can while you can And uh, I'll see you all next week. 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