👋🏼 Hello reader.
On this grey morning, I woke up feeling blue.
This is Day 29 of 30 Days of Vancouver, my daily drawing project to capture accidental art all over this new part of my world.
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Whenever I am blue, I find solace in the music and lyrics of Chet Baker, who is my official spirit animal -
“Some folks were meant to live in clover
But they are such a chosen few.
And clover, being green, is something
I’ve never seen.
Coz I was born to be blue.”
“When there’s a yellow moon above me,
They say there’s moonbeams I should view.
But moonbeams being gold, are
Something I can’t behold.
Coz I was born to blue.”
Chet Baker, “Born to be Blue”
I also thought about these words from my favourite author, Kurt Vonnegut -
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Today was also the tenth straight day of leaving behind art for a stranger to find. Last week I explained why I am doing this and how it empowers me as an artist & human being.
Today I found a message on Instagram from someone who found the first drawing I had left on Day 20 in Kerrisdale. I shared the story on Twitter:
Here is what they said:
Dear reader, if this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is. Thanks for giving me a space in your inbox. I hope you’re having a good day.
Day 29. Cambie Village.