cautious sketching...

a year ago today

I returned to a little cautious sketching

it's been awhile

quite awhile

(back in the days when my children were very young

I wrote

and illustrated

stories for them)

for now, I tend to sketch

(and sometimes paint)

in fractured blocks of time

my confidence has fragile limits

above all

I do not wish to copy

an image

a style

or even underlying ideas

of others

my writings

(especially my poetry)

and my photography of unusual

scenes or perspectives

are my sources of inspiration

 

if that fails

sleepless nights can be quite useful

as may be a second cup of coffee - no sugar

and so it could be

that my writing, my sketching or my paintings

may require a second glance

if you wish to tune in to my songline

of something different

P.S.

I am still dabbling - but progressing in regularity 

and cautious confidence