This week I drew... and fretted
📮 Snooker, Gardening, Drawing
Hello Powells,
I am watching the snooker final. Did you know I love snooker? I have for as long as I remember. I used to watch it with my gran on a black and white television and now I find it soothes my nervous system. This is just the tonic I need as the doctor has signed me off work for another 6 weeks at least. Outwardly, I look fine. Quite healthy, probably. Rested for the first time in a decade. But my insides haven’t caught up with my outsides. My nervous system is still behaving like a teenager at a Harry Styles concert: overreactive and slightly hysterical. And so the doctor has prescribed more rest and more Beta-Blockers, whilst I have prescribed myself fortnightly acupuncture, weekly therapy and daily supplements. I even bought a pill box with the days of the week written on it to prove I’m serious. The only work commitments I have scheduled are 4 days of school visits in my hometown next week because I couldn’t bear to cancel them and disappoint CHILDREN. Other than that the studio door remains closed, metaphorically speaking that is, it’s actually open so our resident woodlice can roam freely.
The weather has been glorious this last week and spent all my time in the garden fretting that I was either over-watering or under-watering my new plants, which all looked like they were dying a slow and painful death. Especially the Begonias. Our gardener came to the rescue and it turns out it was the 27 degrees of sunshine in April that was slowly scorching them to death - nothing to do with me. Luckily the sun has gone away now and, seeing as this is England, it probably won’t be back again this year. Hurrah! The plants will survive, just like Gloria Gaynor did.
I’ll end with some things I’ve drawn this week. You will see I am enjoying using my jumbo graphite Koh-i-noor pencils again, specifically the 6B and 8B. They’re so smooth to draw with and I love the jumbo size - less room for detail and perfectionism. Here’s what I drew with mine:
Yours, internally overreactive and hysterical,
Powell x
PS. For live drawing sessions, would you prefer a set day or impromptu? Poll below
Hi Claire! I’m sending loads of good and restful vibes to you! Well done for taking care of yourself! That’s the most important thing - the rest of the world can wait until you’re feeling stronger! Love your drawings, as always!! And impromptu is deffo the way to go, in my most humble opinion! X
Def go Live when you feel good - feel free to skip it when you don’t! Health first 💃🏽