off to a good start...

i've been attempting the 'drawing a day' resolution, trying to get prepared and build up some steam for the whole thing and, let me tell you, this will be no easy task... but i'm game. and already i see it works! not just to get my juices going, but also just to lighten my mood. i can't tell you how wonderfully it kick starts the day! i highly recommend it.

anyway, the first few days of it i made pretty crappy drawings. i expected that and also expect it to keep happening. there's really no way around it. but you've got to get the crappy drawings done and out of the way to get to a good one, right. and so...


untitled (sisters)
11" x 7.5"
water soluble graphite and gouache on paper
angela simione, 2009

round two of this particular image. and it definitely won't be the last. there's just something about those white socks and black sandals. some sort of nostalgia or longing or painful expectation, assumption, requirement...

i don't know, i just like it. i'm excited to see where it will go. and me along with it.

soon, i'll be heading over to my neighbor's house to devise a plan of attack for thanksgiving. we are joining forces and i am so excited! she's got the turkey, i've got the ham, and there are tons of potatoes (sweet and not sweet) and brussel sprouts and deviled eggs and cranberry sauce and on and on and on. and this will all be for 5 maybe 6 people. hahahahaha! gluttony! about this time tomorrow, i'm sure i'll already be wondering why the hell i suggested this and will promptly begin feeling disgusted with myself. until then (and even after), i'm going head first.