As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I’d ordered an EZRest mahl stick from Amazon/Jerry’s Artorama. Well, it arrived the other day, and while it’s a good idea and invention, it wasn’t for me. The wood block on the clamp is pretty big, and it wasn’t easy to attach it anywhere on my easel. When we got it on there temporarily, the stick/arm kinda wiggles and has enough give to touch the painting, defeating the whole purpose of resting your hand on it. I’m returning it.
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Inspired – As of Late
The last I wrote something on my blog was some time ago. I usually wait until I have something inspired to write about, but I got nothing in the way of anything too exciting—no extraordinary news.
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Well, I should have known better than to get my hopes up for Skowhegan. That’s the most challenging place to get into. (More difficult than Harvard!) Maybe I shouldn’t have even applied, but I got my rejection letter on Monday.
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Finally, I’m feeling better. I can breathe through both nostrils! Unbelievable.
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I caught a bad cold/flu thing (again!), and I’m trying to fight it off. It happened just after I finished King Baby, a few little watercolors, and those two big gouaches. At least I got some shit done first.
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