Heartfelt Inkspiration

Yesterday was a beautiful day, perfect for catching up on items from my parade of daily adventures. I’m so grateful to be busy, happy with what I do, and planning ahead for life during shutdown, again. Right after lunch, I put beef stew in the oven for supper (adapted from this recipe) so I could keep working.

When Peter finished his after-school snack, he was anxious to go downstairs and resume his watercoloring of a harbor of ships. Back in the spring, when his school was closed to in-person learning and he was here several days each week, I bought a Watercolor for Kids class offered by Emily Lex.

This has nothing to do with stamping, or maybe it does. I’ve always felt that my art skills are inadequate; when you start with a stamped image, it seems to me that most of the work is done for you! The coloring is easy for me, but I’ve always been nervous about creating “from scratch.” So I thought this would be a good thing for both of us.

Alas, my approach is to invest in the supplies (with extras, because you never know!) and jump in with both feet. Peter’s approach is, well, not quite as intense. We have quite a ways to go but, without any prompting or pressing from me, he told me he wants to resume the lessons when he is here all day next week.

While he was working on his painting (and starting another), I thought I’d review a bit, just to recall the techniques we learned months ago. Although Peter kept urging me to try an abstract painting (not how I roll), I started simply:

I’m anxious to continue, if only to learn this skill — and prove something to myself. I’m not interested in a new hobby; there are more than enough challenges and inspiration with Stampin’ Up! to do that! But how harmful can a little more happiness be?