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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 401945" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>If you love to paint, then take a sketch pad with you. A small one. I got myself a special oil paint sketch pad and I'm teaching myself how to paint in oils. Obviously it's not easy to actually get out the oil paints while you are waiting around, but what about watercolour pencils? You can use a glass of water to wet the pencil, or you can draw on the page then use a brush on the pencil lines to get different effects. Easy to carry in your pocket, and if you can create something beautiful while you wait... You could try drawing a flower, there are bound to be flowers around somewhere, even if they're just a picture on the wall. Or a beach scene. Or a family pet drawn form a photo. Or your daughter's face. Or one of the staff.</p><p></p><p>Me, I also write. I take a small notebook with me and in the same way a person might sketch a scene, I use words to do the same. I sometimes study a person, or a car (and contents) to analyse what sort of person they might be. What do they think? What sort of things do they like? Where are they from? Who is in their family? And at some stage, a story grows.</p><p></p><p>It's all individual. You find what fits for you and work from there. But you do something, at whatever level you can. It keeps your hands busy, it helps give your mind a sense of direction, and it makes other people think you are calm. Amazing, how that can help you, for other people to feel calmer around you!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 401945, member: 1991"] If you love to paint, then take a sketch pad with you. A small one. I got myself a special oil paint sketch pad and I'm teaching myself how to paint in oils. Obviously it's not easy to actually get out the oil paints while you are waiting around, but what about watercolour pencils? You can use a glass of water to wet the pencil, or you can draw on the page then use a brush on the pencil lines to get different effects. Easy to carry in your pocket, and if you can create something beautiful while you wait... You could try drawing a flower, there are bound to be flowers around somewhere, even if they're just a picture on the wall. Or a beach scene. Or a family pet drawn form a photo. Or your daughter's face. Or one of the staff. Me, I also write. I take a small notebook with me and in the same way a person might sketch a scene, I use words to do the same. I sometimes study a person, or a car (and contents) to analyse what sort of person they might be. What do they think? What sort of things do they like? Where are they from? Who is in their family? And at some stage, a story grows. It's all individual. You find what fits for you and work from there. But you do something, at whatever level you can. It keeps your hands busy, it helps give your mind a sense of direction, and it makes other people think you are calm. Amazing, how that can help you, for other people to feel calmer around you! Marg [/QUOTE]
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