Backs, canes, and drawings

The picture is of some of my continuing cane collection. It's not all of them as I know I have 1, or 2 in my closet, 2 by our bed, at least 1 in our front hall closet and I think 1 in each car. Unfortunately none are exactly the same - no matched sets. That would be nice to have (a matched set) as too many times I'm forced to use 2 canes to get around. ■ Finished a few little things today. Also got out and took a few pictures of a home I've been commissioned to draw. Now I've got to go through those pictures and see which view is the best one for the pen and ink. ■ I need to do a little straightening up in my studio. Too many extraneous papers, frames, and mattes lying around. I also need to get out my paints and see what shape they're in. ■

More thoughts - no decisions . . . .

The picture almost looks like a UFO. Or maybe my imagination is getting carried away at this point. At any rate, it's not a UFO - it's just a lamp by my desk. It would be more fun if it were a UFO! ■ Got some little things done today, but, as always, there's a lot to do. ■ I've been thinking about trying to do a drawing-a-day, but I don't know if I could do that. There are people that do a painting-a-day. That's tough. Hard to do, and maybe impossible to keep up over an extended period of time. I do want to get back to trying some painting. I've got some watercolors which are good for watercolor washes on pen and ink drawings. But, I'd love to try some acrylics, or even oil painting. I think I'd need some instruction on oil painting. I've never tried that before. Heck, I've done very little with acrylics. Ok, and not much with watercolors either. ■ What do you think?