Spilled Ink

There is one more reactionary post sitting unfinished, but after two such posts back to back I feel like the wind has been taken out of my sails and I'd rather spend more time on things I find joyful so today's entry is a grab bag of art ramblings. I spent the weekdays working and the weekends sick (very gracious of the body to break down after and not during) so I couldn't paint as much but the mini pad I decided to start turned out a lifesaver. Only two sheets left and I'm sure as hell will try to make time this week now that I have energy to actually sit down. With pads, my current approach is to use the reverse side to list the supplies I used for the painting and a short review of my intention vs. the final result. At first, it felt like a waste of good paper. However, the notes had proven useful for me to review and keeping the notes and paintings together makes it so much easier to reference. I don't bother writing notes and reflections for my doodlebooks because they're meant…