And down ten pounds. Hurrah. You will be glad to know its dr Sketchys tonite do something else to look at tomorrow. In the meantime. Another diet journal page. 

I used my winsor newton purple orange and cad yellow markers. The purple was strong so I wet it and blotted it off to lighten it. 

One thing I have been trying to do is think of different ways to draw each page so they are not the same. Same is boring. 

I really like the way the yellow looks with the purple. The white background is kinda boring. What do you think? 

Ttyl 

Margaret xxxx

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Day seven done and in the bag.  Got to go walk two miles now to make 10000 steps. 

Ttyl. 

Margaret xxx

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Got to get over to Aiken and restart the perspective on a huge 36×40 painting. I would rather paint ten people than do perspective. 

Anyway now on day 8. And having no problems sticking to it. Off to the gym today. Finally remembered to pack my gym bag. Still have to pack my lunch bag!! Tonite is French. As I said busy!! 

Ttyl!

Margaret on the run. Xxx

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Title page of my strathmore 500 mixed media diet journal so far. 

Day 7 of my 8 week blood sugar diet. I got on the scale yesterday am and after only FIVE days I had Lost SEVEN pounds. I was totally shocked.  

I have already drawn day 6. But I still have to color it. 

A few notes on art media used. I love my Tombow markers. So easy to use and if you wet them with a paint brush it’s easy to soften edges and mix colors. But so sad they are fugitive. The colors will fade even in the dark. 😏

I have tried substituting my Winsor newton watercolor markers which are NOT fugitive. They just don’t give me the same effect. Guess more practice is required. 

Strathmore 500 Mixed Media sketchbooks. My hands down favorites well except for Stillman and Birn but I can not get them here. I guess I should get extras when I go to Atlanta. I can buy the Strathmore with coupons at Michaels so that’s what I tend to use. 

I have only one complaint about them. Neither of them lay flat like moleskines do. And some pages they really don’t lay flat. 

Sock knitting has slowed down. Hoping now that I seem to over the fatigue from lack of carbs I will get back to these. 

Anyway off to walk and climb stairs. Just realized it’s ten am and I haven’t eaten. And I am not hungry. Hmm.  
Only 49 days left !!

Thanks for reading. 

Margaret who is off to walk three miles I hope today. Xxxx

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No idea why these did not post. Sigh. The days are really piling up. Yesterday I took photos of an art show at USC Aiken at the Etheridge Center and I thought I would share them with you. 
Always good to look at what others are doing. 

My favorite landscape Old Post Office restaurant Edisto. Eaten here many times so perhaps I have a soft spot for it?! 

The artist is Ted Baxter from the Charlotte NC area. 

Gorgeous portraits 

European travels 

Always amazed by what can be done in an hour and a half of work. These are almost all 24×30″. 

Ilania Mine. Acrylic. She might get some tweaking Monday. 

Drew Murphys. My favorite from today. Acrylic

Al Beyers oil

Elizabeth Moretz Britts acrylic. Always interesting. 

AC oily oils. Great effect. 

Fred’s Mondrian. What fun.  I told  him I would not want to meet her in a dark alley. 

Tom Needhams lovely watercolor. 

Rachel Miller. She’s only been drawing a year. Amazing. Cathe Dennis pastel. Love it’s sketchiness   

Drews sketch. To think he almost stopped here. 

Three in process of mine. 
Half an hour into it. 

Thanks for dropping by. 

Margaret xxx

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56 more of these to do. I am telling reverting so hopefully I will continue. Same reason for the food journal. 

Today I am very tired. Stood and painted for six hours only to gesso it out so not a thing to show for it. 🙄

So I can’t share it with you yet. 

One more pair of minimoochie socks done. 

Now it’s naptime. 

Margaret xxxx

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Been bait entering shows and shopping at Costco for the diet I started yesterday. I am going to try to draw my food journal. We shall see. 

The diet Is the Eight week Blood sugar diet. If you are diabetic which I am not it can return your blood sugar to normal. I do have two brothers and a father who are though. Don’t want to be like them. 

There are tests if u register that u can take to see if you might be going to become a diabetic. It’s a HUGE problem now as I am sure you know causing blindness heart attacks and strokes oh and dementia. No thanks!! 

It also stops all those sugar starch cravings which  I do have. Got to run – all that water is getting to me. Lol. 

Thanks for reading. 

Margaret xxx
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They don’t seem to work out well. I spent an hour this am drawing these. One is bad the next worse. 

Attempt 2. Ok I suppose. 
Number three. She looks like a little fat pig. Bodies too short. 

Same thing with Emilys bottom hand.  Just was not playing with me today.  This time I can blame painting it from a small pic on my cell phone. Oops 

One more sock done but sewing up the toe. Really don’t like the Kitchener stitch. 

Thanks for checking by. Time for French lessons. 

Margaret xxx