Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Words and Art

So this is what happens when you are in your "right" brain doing art!

You "know" that this is a Tudor style home and you "know" the difference between Tudor and Tutor AND you write Tutor because your left brain is disengaged.

This happens to me a lot! Often, I will leave out a letter. This example is more interesting.

Our Watercolor Journaling Group went to a friend's home today to paint and enjoy her wonderful views from high up on a hill in Marin County. We could see the Bay in the distance. After a couple of cool, windy hours outside, we went out onto her protected deck to share our day's creativity and to eat our brown bag lunches.

It is very exciting for me to see the progress and growth of some of the group members' work. We just started to do this process last Spring. Some women were brand new to watercolor. I love that they are enjoying it as well as learning and seeing the results.

6 comments:

nanke's stuff said...

Tutor, Tudor .... who cares? It's a wonderful spread with great colors. nancy

Patty Ruthe said...

Nice job! You've got me wondering what the rest of the house looks like! I bet it's lovely.

Spelling, or rather switching letters or words, is also one of my banes.

I asked my father once how to spell a word (he was a writer and an editor) and he replied he didn't know. But you're a writer! I responded. He answered with "I don't need to know how to spell. That's what proof readers are for!"

Claire M said...

Priceless how ever it is spelled! Thanks for sharing the story.

Alex said...

Hahahaha ^^ Tudor, I like it! Very lovely sketch.
I spelled mine wrong too.. I wanted to say Supermarket, but I typed Supermarker instead. What is a supermarker? I have not a single clur at all :D

Unknown said...

SO so true! I was one of those spelling bee champion types, but after sketching don't ask me how to spell anything! I don't often write next to my sketches, but when I do they are rife with mistakes!

Great page!

Ramona said...

Thank you for sharing this. I'll be on the watch for that as I journal. It also takes the pressure off the rest of- we don't have to be perfect to do art. Your drawing is lovely. The colors are striking.