All Together Now

He had been outside with Gracie, came in and immediately jumped up on the blankets

Gracie never gets to sit on the couch

But she does get the chair by the window

Dylusions 8x8 journal, Kuretake watercolors

Girl based on a Gulfsprite drawing

I went back and added Tombow markers as shading and highlights. NOW it's done

watercolors, collage, pen work. Just play in a journal

Inspired by the fact that every country that has a female leader is doing better fighting Covid-19 than the U.S.

Gentle reminder: the Presidential election has to be held the first Tuesday of November

Dina Wakley is doing Daily Demo on her Facebook page, The Art of Dina Wakley. They run around 55 minutes. If you miss the livestream, you can watch it later. Lots of good tips on how to make art, how to use products in ways you may not have tried.

Fun Fact: if you bring sticks into the house from your garden to use for an online class technique, make sure the sticks do not carry ants. Had a little problem in the studio yesterday. There were no obvious ants on the sticks, must have been inside, as the wood was partially rotten.

Serious Fact: read a very long but informative article online from The NY Times yesterday. The research has begun on the types of immunity people can develop to coronaviruses. Note I said plural viruses. Bottom line: immunity might last a lifetime, but normally is up to 3 years. Not everyone will develop an immunity, and there are degrees of how strong your antibodies will be. We need a vaccine. And we also need to be prepared for the next wave of virus. That means leadership. I am now stepping off my soapbox.

Do something today that makes you smile.
Linda