Our engineer was unfortunately sick this week, and my work was canceled due to inclement weather (exterior house painting), so I suppose I’ve been given the gift of an extra-long weekend. Though I admit some of the time was spent watching movies (I couldn’t go on any longer still not having seen “Grumpy Old Men”, I just couldn’t!), some of it was also spent looking at a lot of Corot (as pictured above), inspirado for a painting I’m working on, that’s now in its messy, unpleasant-to-look-at stage. During times like this, I am always happy to look at work that far surpasses my own. Perhaps one should consistently feel this way, but it’s difficult when you’re excited and in the moment of what you’re doing, then sometimes it’s best to focus simply on the completion of something. Goodness knows, in my case, it’s trouble enough just to finish anything. I’ll be in the studio for 8 days straight come January, which is the longest stretch of time we’ll have had so far to record without interruption. This is one of the times I mean, when it’s best to disappear from the world, and become lost in the finishing of something. I don’t think I’ve done that since college. It’s going to be fun/ terrifying. I recommend it.
P.S. I’ve also spent a great deal of time hovering over my cousin while she cooks soup. It’s soup season, did you know? She and her sister keep a food blog, there are some great doughnut recipes in the archives…..
http://theblushingquince.blogspot.com
Now go look up some more Corot.
