We've Been Shopping...

We've purchased a 2nd hand butcher block table and four chairs through our local craigslist from a family moving from here to Nashville. It's perfect in the sun room and will seat 7 comfortably. Now that we have family in the same town, our tiny round kitchen table didn't quite suffice - especially since our son-in-law is 6'4" tall. And with our eldest granddaughter living with us this summer, we needed something bigger.


We've also purchased two living room chairs - a swivel rocker that just my size (finding a small comfy chair is no small task!) and a Lazyboy swivel rocker recliner for Frank that's just HIS size. They won't arrive for 8 weeks or so, and that's OK. I'll be so happy to be able to sit, rock and swivel while having my feet touching the floor (!!!) and without having to find a pillow to put behind my back for extra support.

And the longer I'm in PA, the more I want to draw and paint in watercolors again! It's not that I'm giving up my mixed media/fiber art, it's more that I want to go back to the basics and remind myself of the simple principles underlying great art.

These magazines have been my reading material - aka my reward in between unpacking boxes and finding places for a myriad of items. The watercolor portrait on the front cover caught my eye. I love that loose style of painting although my experience with watercolor has been the exact opposite of loose. When I was last doing watercolors, my style was highly realistic and my subject matter rather nostalgic, as appropriate for rural PA where we lived for 16 years prior to moving to NJ. It was not very suitable for the NJ buyers who seemed more inclined to stream-lined, abstract, modern art. So I switched completely from watercolor to fiber art. And now we're back in rural PA and I want to paint again - but NOT detailed realistic pieces. I want to create art with depth, emotion, and mystery as well as beauty. I wonder what will actually happen...

When our granddaughter started Philadelphia U, I gave her my old drawing table. It had steel legs that folded in and a real wood top that also folded, thus could be easily stored away when not in use. So I sent internet shopping for a new table and look what a bargain I just found at suppliesnet.com!

The size is right, the price was fantastic, and all four pieces come at one great sale price! It's called the Berkeley Classic Combo drafting table combo unit and there are NO shipping charges! It's perfect for my white office and also for our sunporch. It will be interesting to see where it ends up spending most of it's time... It's due to arrive on May 30th, so perhaps it's time to organize the studio...