2019 Aug 1

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In early July I read, or saw, a post from Angela Fehr celebrating World Watercolor Month. It seems most (every?) activity has a month. 30 Days of Biking in April. November is National Novel Writing Month. There’s Inktober, for those that draw. A Ukulele group went beyond with 100 Days of Ukulele. And there are start anytime 30 Day Challenges, for example for fitness.

“Yes! I’ll do that,” I thought. And I started. Doing Angel-esque free things that didn’t look like anything, even the ones that started out intending to look like something. As a month of watercolor, it was kind of bumpy, I hadn’t gotten started. But August, it is here for a new adventure.

Somewhere in mid month I decided to do something each month. Writing, or playing an instrument, or riding my bike, or some new thing to try out. Now that it’s August, I’m free to choose something else. Well, I’m new at this and haven’t chosen something yet.

I’ll let you know in September.

Practice of Watercolor

Reading: Show Your Work

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Today I completed the Austin Kleon trilogy, our of order, with Show Your Work. It does not cover getting gigs, publishing, shows, or any of that stuff. Any of that stuff that comes under the heading of showing a bit of art. Instead, it’s about you showing or sharing your work. Sharing is key here. Share the process of the making, not just the finished product.

Do this everyday, “Share something small everyday.” Everyday. There is advise for the people who don’t create that much yet. Share who you admire or steal from. Certainly there’s something you’ve done (watch a YouTube video?) that you want to tell someone about it. Do that.

There’s more, but that’s what the book is about.

Notes from "Show Your Work"
Notes from Show Your Work

Dog Bowl

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Our dog has floppy ears and a habit of pushing her bowl around the floor. We don’t know why. She just does it. This morning I watched her eating with her ears spread out over the breeze.

Dog Bowl
Dog Bowl

Don’t Forget Childhood

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My wife found me on the couch asleep with a crayon in my hand. You know them, wax sticks that come in boxes from 12 on up. They’re considered kids toys. Lynda Barry advocates using crayons in Syllabus. This is a mostly done piece froma book from The Dollar Tree. I say “mostly done” because Barry states for people to put as much pigment on the page as you can. I’m pretty sure I can get more to stick to it.

Minon

Asleep with a crayon in hand. How old was I when I last had this happen? What about your?