2025 Book Reading Goals
I’m really pleased with my book reading this past year. I had a goal of 10-12 books in 2025, no pressure… I have too many hobbies to commit deeply to anything. I managed to read 19!! 🤓📚
Open unsupported old camera files in DxO Photolab
Going through photos of my dog and found several taken with a Fuji F600exr, a camera not supported by DxO. Just used my own hack to solve this inconvenience. Done. Files opening without issues, all ed...
Goodbye Astro
Today we had to say goodbye to Astro. I don't know how to live without him. I'm devastated. I want him back. I want more time together. I love you, Astro. 🐶💔
Lamy Safari with Pelikan Blue-Black
Inked my Lamy Safari with Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black and it is so much better than the Lamy's Amazonite I was using before. I thought I was too messy, smudging everything, fountain pens were not for me. Turns out it was the lamy ink! Now I'm finding excuses during the day to write by hand, lol. 🖋️
The more time I spend with my sketchbook
The more time I spend with my sketchbook, the less I want to be online. It's all so boring, blogging, reddit, youtube, all of it. I want to be all the time in the real analog world, with paper and pen, my cameras, my piano, gardening, baking. I'm so tired of the internet, it's not fun anymore.
The Lighthouse
And to think a week ago I could only draw stick figures! Of course, I'm using reference photos and following step by step instructions, but still! 🎨🖌️🤩
Amalfi Coast
Worked on lesson 6 of SketchLoose free beginner's course last night. And used a blow dryer for the 1st time to accelerate the process! 🎨🖌️
A house in Japan
I am super loving this artistic side of me! 🎨🖌️ This is day five in Toby's free beginner course, "A House in Japan".
I guess I am an artist now.
Escoda Versátil watercolor brushes
My Escoda Versátil watercolor brushes have arrived!! I got the round brushes in sizes 10, 6 and 2 to get started :) Looking forward to painting EVERYTHING I see!!! 🎨🖌️