A Year of Making Art, Day 277: When Your Spouse Is Depressed

January 21, 2008 Day 277

Adrian is depressed today and I can't help but think it's my fault. This is a typical reaction when a spouse is depressed. Another common reaction is wanting to escape and hang out with happy people. Typically our roles are reversed: I'm the one who's depressed and Adrian is the one who feels guilty about it.

I made a quick sketch today with a black zig calligraphy brush pen, adding some pale blue and fine-line black:

Drawing #283 11" x 14"

Then I worked on canvas #31 again, covering much of the darker blues and browns with a light blue wash. After that I drew fine yellow and blue lines, feathering them with a dry brush afterwards. Here is the sequence:

Canvas #31 background

Canvas #31 next step

Canvas #31 36" x 36"

Tonight is our art-marketing group meeting and we're going to learn how to use Apple's movie-maker on my new Imac. I am still struggling to get the new computer up-to-speed, installing software and trying to get the feel for how things work. It's always the simplest things that stump you. I know, for instance, how to move things around and deal with files on my pc, but the Imac seem to be hiding it all from me

Having been a pc user since the first one came out, will I ever feel comfortable on the Imac?

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