The pleasure of your company

When I don't blog I miss you -- but you must know
that.  I haven't been feeling top notch for the past
few days, and there's a lot of catching up to do at
this point in the semester.  So I've been taking it
easy aside from marking and a bit of teaching.

Nap time 

watercolour on watercolour paper

and black marker

16 x 12 inches

Barbara Muir © 2011
(I'll take new photos of these
tomorrow in daylight.)

Basket nap

watercolour on watercolour paper

and black marker

16 x 12 inches

Barbara Muir © 2011

It's a very rainy day today.  Quite beautiful on the ride
to school. All the colours deepened and brightened by
the grey, mauve background of the sky.  I am a major
fan of rain, but at this time of year it does add to the day's
darkness -- so my animal family take the sensible strategy
of sleeping long and hard.  I thought I'd do some very quick
colour sketches of them while they slept.  But Timbah the
black cat became too intrigued by all this action on the
kitchen table, and prodded me to get on with it, and paint
him so he could have his dinner. By the way animals are great
for the short pose because they change positions every few minutes.

Holding the pose

watercolour on watercolour paper

and black marker

16 x 12 inches

Barbara Muir © 2011

As soon as my supper's done, I think I'll take Zoey and Fiona's

advice and have a nap myself.  Meanwhile the rain comes down in

sheets.  A lovely sound.

Have an-enjoying-all-kinds-of-weather day.