Duran Duran. Ik luister er al dágen naar. Ik kan er geen genoeg van krijgen. Seven and the Ragged Tiger en The Reflex.
When you close off a part of your life, it's time to reflect... Judging how you did it. I'm not so good at it, so I tend to think back to my teens. Somehow it's embedded that in your teenageyears things stay with you for the rest of your life. I was SO glad that just this week, Bridget found a cassette with Duran Duran on it. Reflex and Seven and the Ragged Tiger...
A trip down memory lane.

I also used to draw a lot in my teens, and Bridget is doing it every day too. I had those empty books so I could draw whatever I liked. Now I found some of the drawings and I didn't want to keep them from you. They are almost the same size as a picture/postcard.
I wasn't a great painter, but dry needle, etching, woodcarving, linocuts and graphic techniques. I had a great time on the ArtAcademy for 4 years, leaving with no diploma, and didn't do much drawing since. It's a shame...
Ik beloof dat ik het in de aankomende winter vaker zal gaan doen.
I promise to pick it up this coming winter.



Look at those waves going around the corner....
Ik was zelfs al een behoorlijk tijdje bezig en ik had de goede garens: Scheepjeswol zwart, Lana Gossa Merino 2000 Grijs, en Noro Silk garden no 8 (blauw/groen/paars). Dat was ongeveer zo geworden:
After I'd ordered in some more