PT Boredom or P.T. BARNUM?

Ok, so now I have been in Physical Therapy for my Plantar Faciitis for 5 weeks and getting tired of the whole routine...Maybe this means I am ready to leave. I am balancing on one foot, balancing on foam, as if I am on the tight wire & trying not to fall off the "tippy board".  I am recumbent biking, throwing weighted balls, and now have been introduced to the Total Gym & woke up a bit crippled from the "heel-dropping".  While waiting, I sketched a man on the recumbent bike with his arms folded. When he saw it, he admitted he looked bored.

Am I ready for the CIRCUS? Am I ready for life as it once was?   I just want to be HEALED! This has been a long process.

My New "Friends"?????

Physical Therapy 3X /Week...After 4 weeks of treatments for Plantar Faciitis, I decided to bring my sketchbook. I sit for 10 minutes with laser penetrating my heel and, though some bring a book to read, I decided "why not draw?" After viewing Debbie Tilley's blog, I realize she seems to use every opportunity to sketch from life or imagination....or a little of both! So for the next 3-4 weeks of my treatment, I will sketch my "friends" as they balance looking into the mirror. A sort of "ballet dance at the bar",  if you will....Or perhaps preparation for the Senior Olympics!!

So you want to be an illustrator!????

Ah yes, at last my 6th grade "What do you want to be when you grow up?" essay is coming to fruition!!   AGH! What did I get myself into? Back in August, SCBWI member and Christian friend, Roz, had written a manuscript and BEGGED me to illustrate through a San Diego publisher she knew. My original thoughts were..."Print on demand? Do I want to do this? How prestigious is this?" Pride put aside, who was I kidding? Now my original timeline to the publisher is a remembrance in the back of my mind (Mind you, I was the one who set up the timeline!) Author Roz is now soothing me with "this is your first...you are cutting your teeth on this..."  Consistency in characters is different than creating a random sketch. Forging ahead!
OK..back to the drawing board!