On Wednesday I took a little field trip to check out another of my favorite places in the area - Curtiss Park. It's connected to Mill Pond Park by the Saline River, which flows through both. Curtiss Park has a couple of small waterfalls, which block out the sound from Michigan Ave, which is nice!! The children's book takes place outdoors near water, so I took some "research photos" while I was there. :)
As I sat there on Wednesday, the sun on my face, a fresh breeze blowing across my face, I got teary-eyed. It's here!!! Spring is finally really here!!! I know I said in my second post on here that it was, but that was hope and desperation speaking. And I know snow in April is not unheard of, but I don't care. The grass is turning green, the air is fresh and sweet, tulips and daffodils are peeking up through the damp earth, and the temps stay consistently above freezing. I seriously can't believe it sometimes. I don't know if I can explain how for real I am when I say that!! This winter was so awful and never ending!!! Or so it felt.
The schools in the area are on spring break, which means 212 was closed, so I spent most of my time in the studio. I spent a ridiculous amount of time doing my best Pointillism impression on one painting, only to have it not turn out how I wanted it!! I think I've fixed it, but it's still not quite where I want it.
I also met with my brother to go over the layout and a few aspects of the Tom story. It was good to have him in the studio so I could show him what I was thinking and make sure we were thinking the same things. I'm excited to keep moving forward on this project! The layout's mostly ready - I'll share some of that next week and the process I'm going through to get there.
Here are a few photos from the park - you can find them on my Instagram page, too (link to the right)! Happy Spring!
