Rain (sigh)

It's a very rainy day in Kitchener today.  Rainy days tend to make me feel more sleepy than usual.  I should be excited because the weather is warming up and this means spring is around the corner.  And I am happy about that.  It just doesn't add any energy to my efforts :P Plus it doesn't help that I am working on a tonal, monochromatic picture.  Bleak all around.

My 5 year old is home this week - March break.  She spent the morning drawing with me in my studio. Her self-portrait is a much better effort than my work today!

I wonder what other artists do to keep up their energy on days like this.  It sure didn't stop my daughter from creating something she clearly loved.  Maybe the next rainy day I should try following her example and work on something with a lot of colour!