Back at it

It seems that about once a year or so, I get the bug to do something more creative. Judging by the dates on the previous posts, that time has come around again.

This year is a bit different though. About four weeks ago my Grandmother passed away, and this past week I went down to here house in Los Angeles to help my father settle the estate. A couple of things really hit me. The first was how much useless stuff we seem to accumulate in this life, the second was the only stuff that anyone cares about is the stuff we create.

My grandmother was a painter, though I think she enjoyed the study of art more then the doing of it. She had a number of canvasses through out the house. Hardly any of them were signed. I guess she knew who painted them, so why sign them. I personally think that is a mistake. Those paintings were a part of who she was and those who look upon them should know who created the, We should leave our mark upon this world, and be acknowledged for it. I hate the idea of passing through this world without a least an acknowledgment of my part in it.

My grandfather was a photographer. Grandma still had all of his old camera and darkroom equipment in the closet off the study. He also had a bunch of photographs of his days during World War II. In addition he had a ton of old family photos and slides of his travels.

The short of this is that I took for myself some of Grandma's watercolor equipment and Grandpa's camera and darkroom stuff. I want to use it to pursue the creative and artistic sides of me. I plan to spend a little time everyday expressing my creative side, whether it is drawing, painting, photographing or simply writing in this blog. Fifteen minutes everyday, that is my plan, hopefully something good will come of it.