So good for the soul....

I haven't had time to sit and draw or paint anything for nearly a month and finally this afternoon I got my stuff out and started again. Far too stressed to begin with and got mucky as could be preparing a page with gesso and acrylics till I nearly cried. Then....I took a deep breath....(as Sharon is always telling us too) ....and started again, quietly this time and hey presto.... an hour or so later and I am calm once more and so happy to be back in this wonderful space that I enjoy so much.

Here is my initial charcoal sketch for the portrait of a young girl.