A Year of Making Art, Day 188: Walking in the Woods Is Part of Ithaca Life

October 24, 2007  Day 188

I'm back to greens and blues in today's drawing.  The design felt a bit static with not enough focus.  I may keep working on it.

   Drawing #193  12" x 9"

Someone made an appointment to visit my studio this afternoon, but her husband called and said she was having car trouble and would have to reschedule.  Then a few minutes ago, the client who couldn't make up his mind about which painting to buy called and said he's coming over tonight to get one.

I would like to have my studio back to "painting mode," which is a lot different than I have it for visitors.

Last night at our bipolar support group meeting, it became clear that for us Ithacans, exercise, especially outdoors, is a big part of how we stay stable.  A new member from the city felt out of sorts here.  She could imagine walking for hours  in Manhattan, but not in the woods. 

I just had a wonderfully brisk walk with a neighbor this afternoon over colorful trails of wet leaves.  I couldn't imagine living without that.

(Note:  There is a gap between the dates I'm writing and posting in order to give me time to get ahead.)