Stephen Covey talks about putting the big rock in the bowl first as a way to insure that you get accomplished what is most important, otherwise those smaller rocks will fill up the bowl, leaving no room for the big rock. Drawing every day has become my big rock, and although I have to steal the time while my 2 year old is napping and my 3 year old is at preschool, it’s a necessity.

Spent the naptime drawing and then sharpened my watercolor crayons (thanks Liz ) it’s like having a new set!

Hiking again, today. I could get used to this…..

We went to the spectacular DeYoung Museum today. From the tower observatory you get 360 degree views of the city…I couldn’t decide what to draw, and so I chose three views.

A friend brought over 3 dozen iris last night…they were closed up and then by the morning had just exploded. They are a joyful touch to this first rainy day in a while.

Was drawing the yard next door when theo woke up early…never got back to it yesterday, not even to post!

I have waited until nearly bedtime to do this drawing and I find that my energy level is waaaaay down. But I am still okay with what happened here. Kind of a liberating drawing….

Another heavenly day in SF–I was able to get over to Crissy Field for a morning drawing.

It is so nice to be outside, painting. And I love this gouache!

The hike is still burned in my memory. Just spectacular scenery.

Today we took a hike on the Matt Davis trail, stopping to have our picnic overlooking Stinson beach and the Marin headlands. A beautiful day!

We bought 75 cent paint boxes at a toy store in Noe Valley yesterday, dug out the disks of paint and filled them with gouache. A perfect, portable OPAQUE medium!!

Must have been 75 degrees at Crissy Field this morning. Just beautiful! This is the first time I have attempted the bridge….

A thank you gift from one of Andy’s co-workers—a bottle of 1996 Dom Perignon. Shared it with my mom and dad who are in town. It was truly spectacular! I am not a connosieur but I could tell it was something special.