Saturday, February 2, 2013

Temporarily sedentary




One more week, and then one of the busiest times of the year will be over. I love working in the arts, but I am looking forward to having actual food in my fridge again and not just eye cream and a plate with acrylic paint (storing leftover acrylics in the fridge makes them last for days when usually they would dry straight away). 

This year I am exhibiting as part of the festival we are organising. It has made me go back to painting and colour after working on black-and-white illustrations, and while I will always love drawing and don't think of it as inferior to painting, I am enjoying the tactile quality and creaminess of working with paints so much I want to go out and paint murals. (I won't. I do tend to work in rather small formats.)

Today was the first time in weeks that I walked for the sake of walking, under a blue sky after days of apocalyptic weather. I want to run a half marathon in May or July, on Inishbofin or Achill - I am still undecided -, but I haven't been for a run since I got back from Germany. At least it is good to know that I crave exercise. 

One early morning this week I had a decadent bath with rosemary oil instead of a shower before going to work, because my muscles ached from doing nothing. I am usually an evening bath person, but I have a feeling there will be more morning baths from now on. 

5 comments:

  1. Good to see an update from you my friend. I look forward to seeing a blog post down the road about the exhibit at the festival.

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    1. Thanks, Keith - I will post more pictures of my work soon!

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  2. It was good reading that all is well with you. Please, update us about the exhibit.
    I know what you mean about craving exercise, when I'm particularly busy, I don't run as much and I can feel the negative effects on my body and spirits. I think setting a goal to run a half-marathon will be a good motivation to gets you back to running. I booked a race for the same reason :)

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    1. Thank you, Angeliki. I still haven't been running - it's four weeks now! So hopefully that half-marathon will happen... Hope your training is going well x

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  3. I dig your blog, and your writing is fine as well.

    I think i shall follow along.

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