when the books are put aside
This is my first easel. It’s so tall that it wouldn’t fit in the cab and part of it was sticking out the window (while my husband and I were clutching onto it precariously as our cabbie sped across the Manhattan bridge) when we brought it back. I’ve been drawing and painting for over ten years and never owned one before so I’m still beaming with delight over it.
So this is what I’ve been doing a few hours each days, a peaceful interlude to making stacks of books, packing up orders, and answering e-mails.
Recommended: the Masterson Sta-wet palette (goodbye to tupperware containers and saran wrap), the Virginia Ham and Cheese (I have to remove the cheese since I’m allergic but it’s just as delicious without) Mini-sandwich at Whole Foods, and Edward B. Gordon’s “A Painting A Day.”