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 Below is the progress I've made in the studio this week...a painting I let wait all through the winter and am now trying to finish.  It's 4'x4' and the detail in the sky is done in ink with a script pen nib.  It's taking far longer than I would like and is causing my hand some trouble so it's time to take another, hopefully shorter, break from it.
Above are two sweet little cameras that arrived in the mail yesterday.  A gift from someone thoughtful enough to provide the perfect distraction from the drawing.  I haven't shot film in years and am very much looking forward to playing around with these and seeing what kind of surprises appear....the kind of magic that only happens with film.  It's not just the fact that they are cute and vintage and analogue, but that this is a gift colors the nature of the object....in a very good way.