tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710395967782423014.post1031647058373644625..comments2023-07-20T07:54:44.742-04:00Comments on Stacy Rowan's Stop and Draw the Roses: Therapeutic SketchingStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02494806312648513169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710395967782423014.post-63658046984220502022010-12-17T08:23:04.299-05:002010-12-17T08:23:04.299-05:00Lazy KZ, so sorry to hear about your injury. I hop...Lazy KZ, so sorry to hear about your injury. I hope you will be fully recovered soon. Isn't it amazing how painting can claim our focus so entirely. When I realized that 3 hours of painting could feel like three minutes and could make me totally block out what was going on around me, I knew I was an artist. Good luck with your watercolor journey! Watercolors aren't easy to master but they are worth the effort.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494806312648513169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710395967782423014.post-61932348840154044262010-12-14T11:08:24.469-05:002010-12-14T11:08:24.469-05:00Like you I am in somewhat of a limited physical fo...Like you I am in somewhat of a limited physical form. I tore the muscles in my foot 2 months ago, spent 6 weeks in a boot and now in shoes 1 entire size larger. I love to paint in my sketchbooks. Right now I am focused on decorations from my Christmas tree. The moment the watercolors get wet, I am transformed to another place entirely. Love it. Can't wait until I am better at it.Lazy KZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358533320202490335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710395967782423014.post-88414648012336077892010-12-14T08:57:09.499-05:002010-12-14T08:57:09.499-05:00Jennifer, be careful out there in the slippery wea...Jennifer, be careful out there in the slippery weather. I don't want to read any stories about Skye dragging you around the park on your backside!<br /><br />Like you I find sketching is much more relaxing when I sketch loose. I'm not sure why I don't do it more often. I'm considering some sketching goals for next year. Maybe that point deserves more thought.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494806312648513169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4710395967782423014.post-843807936359758932010-12-14T06:42:20.531-05:002010-12-14T06:42:20.531-05:00I am getting stressed because it is so slippery ou...I am getting stressed because it is so slippery out that we can't take the dog for her usual walks, which was great for both of us. activity for her and me and time to think. so its small walks around the park and crossing my fingers I don't fall on my backside.<br /><br />sketching can be relaxing for me, but only if I am very loose when i do sketch. concentrating on little details can be stressful, its much easier to let the mind go when I am not thinking of where ever little mark goes.<br /><br />hope your ankle gets better soon!Jennifer Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528908250338974537noreply@blogger.com