Hello folks! These are the updates for today:
- No entries yet for my Graphite Challenge 2012, although I know of several people who already started on it. The deadline is still several months away (December 1). I have patience

- Speaking of graphite, my latest piece features it. Well, I've spoken in countless occasions about how much I hate graphite. Well, the many exchanges with my graphite lover friends (especially Paula =
pbird12, but that also includes Nathalie =
LilaeaBluecoat, Kris *
HyperionDreams, Gary *
Rockinfroggi, Christina *
acjub, Robyn *
robdolbs, etc.) have helped me upgrade from hate to love-hate relationship.

About this drawing. Well, I enjoyed it, seriously. I realized I had been getting several things wrong with graphite, and now I have a better idea of how to do them. I used to have some big problem with my values, but now this one flowed pretty smoothly. From light to dark, taking care not to overdo things. My next drawing will be in pastel again, but there are several other things I want to do, like:
- charcoal
- a big pastel guy (18×24), most likely another of Daddy's landscaping photos
- colour pencil
- mixed watercolour-pastel
Yes I will do graphite again, in case you are wondering. Hopefully before the year ends.

- I will be away starting tomorrow, I have to attend a conference in Brazil. I will be back in Canada by Thursday next week. But I'll be back in Chile next year. Maybe for good

- Thanks to everyone who have asked about Daddy. He resisted well his first chemo cycle, has a second one scheduled. He's in a better mood now, seems a lot better than when I arrived in Chile. Too bad I'll have to leave him now but Mom will take good care of him. Things look a lot better now than they did four weeks ago, we are a lot more optimistic.