Wonder or Wander

 Jiffy is doing well. He did not lose his strong appetite. I opened a photo taken a while ago and started watercolor-painting. I have no idea of what I am doing here, but he looks lovely. I used brushes first and used watercolor markers in some details. My first watercolor painting of Jiffy!  

  I took Jiffy to a hospital to have a little thing on his eyelid removed and to have the other eye examined. Good news that those things on his eyes seem benign, but required attention... I hardly remember anything on the way home after dropping him off at the hospital. The house seems empty and too quiet. I feel even colder than usual. 

 I got a knife to sharpen the charcoal pencils. The sharpener that came with the same package didn't work. Charcoal was so delicate as to demand care. But it was worth taking that time. 

 Carefully drawn lines are more attractive to me than charcoal-filled object space. No swift chain of action is necessary for boldness.

  He passed two days ago. He was a samurai sword. He was publicly humiliated. Instead of finger-pointing, however, he embraced his failure and chose to reconstruct his legacy. For that, I admire him. 

  Charcoal pencils were delivered. They are fancy and delicate. They glide on a piece of paper and make drawing painterly. My first time to use the medium. I am attracted, but there is a lot to learn.  

Squid Game , directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk distributed through Netflix, is an international sensation. Everyone is in despair and has nothing more to lose than their own lives. The leading actor Lee Jung-jae caught my attention. He has maintained fame and popularity among the public, but his acting itself was not so impressive as to warrant a special recognition. He, however, did not seem to cease to define his role as an actor and delivered a terrific action as a hopeless desperate character.   

  Yet officially Columbus Day. The opening to colonization is celebrated. 

  I have been exploring watercolor markers. Start drawing darkest outlines and brush up with some water. Then add water on the surface, drop some dots with markers in mid tone areas, and brush up again. Add dots in darker areas for contrast. I am happy with the result.