Does this ever happen to you? You start off the morning feeling optimistic about everything you’ll get done today and then suddenly it’s evening and the To-Do list has only grown? Not only the day flew by, but given the date on this sketch, so has a week or two.
I sketched this sign while sipping an afternoon latte at Peet’s Coffee. Two women at the next table seemed so intrigued by my watercolor pencils and water brush that I said, “Here, try it!” and let them color and paint (on their napkins).
I’ve been so busy with working, teaching watercolor, and squeezing in a little time for painting and sketching that I’ve gotten behind on posting. But my number one priority today is finishing binding a new journal as I’m down to the last two pages in my current one and they’re reserved for my end-of-sketchbook self portraits.
Jana Bouc, Artist 
13 replies on “Where Did the Day Go?”
Oh, I can SO relate to that feeling of “where did the days go”? Seems like the summer has flown by with not much to show for it. That was a cheerful sketch and I like the idea of offering to let people try out your materials. I once let a “guest artist” of about 4 years do a drawing in the back of my sketch book.
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Where did the summer go or has it arrived? Each Tuesday, as our group goes out to paint, we shiver… tomorrow promises to be a nice day.. we are heading to Cornerstone in Sonoma, beautiful gardens and much to see… E.
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Like the first comment poster, i recognise that feeling so well! Such is life, beautiful and ephemeral and so often startlingly busy…
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…and only seems to get more so (busier)! Is it that time has speeded up or my brain has slowed down and life just seems to go by faster? Jana
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Indeed. For me those sorts of days happen much more often in the summer, when i tend to think I have all days to …fill in the blank…and then I don’t do whatever I intended.
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Yep, I know that feeling! That’s how I felt about the two weeks I just spent in Alaska—where’d it go?!! It’s already time to go back to work…..
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That’s the problem with vacations for me…just when I’m starting to get the hang of being on vacation it’s over! Jana
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As a teacher, I have the summer off, and always start with a long to do list…making sure many are fun things. With 2 weeks left, my list is longer, not shorter! Oh dear. Jana, what kind of watercolor pencils and water brush do you use most?!?! Painting with these is on my list!!
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Hi Michelle, I do that with vacations too. I know they’re meant to be for R&R but I always have a long to do list instead. The watercolor pencils I use are Caran D’Ache Supracolor Soft. I have a tin of 18. And the water brush is made by Niji Sakura. I mostly use the middle sized one. I think the watercolor pencils are fun, but when I’ve tried to use them to create a watercolor-look I didn’t feel it was successful. I guess they’re just their own medium and need to be used as such. I haven’t taken the time to get “good” at them, and have gone back to carrying a small watercolor palette with me instead of the colored pencils. Jana
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Good for you to give those women your brush n pencils! I hope they were inspired?
And, for you or anyone else in your neighbourhood this http://www.greenchairpress.com/blog/?p=1459
looks like fun. Bit too far for me, I’m afraid!;-)
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Their Paper-Girl site is interesting and their art ideas look like fun. Alas, too far for me too. I live across the Bay from S.F. and since their focus seems to be on delivering art by bicycle and bikes aren’t allowed on the bridge, I can’t play. But thanks for sharing link! I’m curious how you happened to find them? Jana
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Jana, I subscribe to Greenchairpress. They often have fun things.
And now I’ve just seen your latest post. Oh! I gotta do this one!
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I can so relate to this post right now! Where did the first part of August go??
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