Day 177 in Week 26 June 2026

 Friday’s subject of this week: 

The one above the rest

Painting subjects on Day Two

Here I am on day 2 of painting subjects’ week starting out with sneezing bouts, hunger grumblings, and a weird sense of lightness.

Food we digest takes time to process through our bodies. It can take days, weeks even for it all to be sorted out. Changes for me. For 3 weeks +/- Greek yogurt is part of my daily menu. The limit foods I have are mainly plant based. I start my day with spring water, eggs or a banana. Weight loss has been light ( 1 lb.), due to taking it easy for a while. 

The themed weeks will help me move around more as well as reduce stress. I now see food and activity as partners in healthy living. 

Staying with, what I know, selecting common objects as subjects is rather intriguing to me. The spiral notebook has to be included this week. 

The light enhancing the texture showing wear in the cardboard is a challenge. Thinking watercolor feels right. Alas, my masking fluid, I think, is so old, it’s probably gummy by now. Pencil is my first thought. Acrylic, though, will help along the abstract story of the curving metal. 

Today’s subject: My spiral notebook journal

Digital photo, spiral notebook detail

Theme of the Week: Painting Subjects

Welcome to Summer! 🌞

Changing your mind about a theme for the week is a good part of the idea as flexibility and creativity are cousins. Music was the planned theme first this week. Why change?

A documentary on YouTube, “Wyeth,” 2018 inspires me to select this week’s theme:  Painting Subjects. 

In art and writing, the high priority is to create what you know. The film set me to exploring how I chose subjects to paint. What do I know?

Flowing with the moment. Clutter comfort turns into a shop of painting subjects, so much to choose from. I would define myself as mainly landscape and abstract artist. Attention to still life will be an interesting path to follow this summer. 

First Subject: A banana peel

A Banana Peel
Digital photo 2026

Day 170 of Week 25 June 2026

This week has had a Saturday morning vibe. I thought today that will change. It has, to an atmosphere of summer is ending instead of Juneteenth and Midsummer Night’s Eve. 

Overcast skies with rain in the forecast help set that stage.

What plays on the mind with impish moods braided through the stream of my life? Is there a key to open the mystery? Probably. The hints I’ve been noticing are through links bloggers post to amazingly creative websites. 

It is possible to be in a rut without knowing that’s where you are? Who wakes up everyday right off analyzing who they are? Not me. 

In a recovering from a health issue flare up, my menu has changed. I no longer have a hot coffee, tea or other beverage in the morning. I no longer have milk. My dairy source is Greek yogurt. Gone are citrus, spicy and rich desserts. Cheese is no longer my go to snack. 

Hmm? Could the fun Saturday morning cartoons vibe be due to my eating differently? Methinks yes. It could also be an emotional isostatic rebound thing after suffering through episodes of 8-10 pain levels. My spirit is embracing the absence of pain by giving me a Saturday morning vibe all week. I shall not complain about that. 😎

Have a painless weekend!

Plan a camping trip

Attend a local event

Draw a statue wearing a traffic cone

Dance to bagpipe music

Read about the neurology of joy

Bake sweet potatoes

Design a floral fabric

Have a nice thick coffee shake

Almost
(a capturing raindrops attempt)

A Sunny Day in June 2026

New Haven River up stream 

Rock roses by the riverside
Eagle Park, Lincoln Vermont

Down stream
The New Haven River in June