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Eve Drewelowe's journals, volumes II-III, 1950s
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and delectable goodies. I was, however, always more interested inthe pot of hot water that came with the tea tray and in the cream pitcher, for I was strongly inclined to slight the tea. My husband adored the rich pastries. And thus it happened that for many months our stomachs-- at least mine for I am an excellent sailor-- were never empty for long. The tripping about the world arranged itself nicely for my convenience. While my husband was occupied with having an Albert Kohn follow, and was busy interviewing and seeing people and was interested in prying and governmental affairs; I took over guide-bearer and my sketching paraphernalia and we went painting. Thus we each had our own interests and work to do and were well satisfied and happy to follow our own inclinations. It sometimes took me a number of days, however, before I had adjusted myself to the new conditions and settled down in my restlessness to knowing exactly what I wanted to paint. So it frequently required at last minute frenzied effort to whip the material into shape and get the sketch for enough along to know what it was all because there was no more time to touch them again until after our return home. In these times too, I painted only in oil. This medium always requires more equipment to begin with, more ado and more effort to get warmed up and under way, and more bother in the cleaning up of paints and brushes after. And thus
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and delectable goodies. I was, however, always more interested inthe pot of hot water that came with the tea tray and in the cream pitcher, for I was strongly inclined to slight the tea. My husband adored the rich pastries. And thus it happened that for many months our stomachs-- at least mine for I am an excellent sailor-- were never empty for long. The tripping about the world arranged itself nicely for my convenience. While my husband was occupied with having an Albert Kohn follow, and was busy interviewing and seeing people and was interested in prying and governmental affairs; I took over guide-bearer and my sketching paraphernalia and we went painting. Thus we each had our own interests and work to do and were well satisfied and happy to follow our own inclinations. It sometimes took me a number of days, however, before I had adjusted myself to the new conditions and settled down in my restlessness to knowing exactly what I wanted to paint. So it frequently required at last minute frenzied effort to whip the material into shape and get the sketch for enough along to know what it was all because there was no more time to touch them again until after our return home. In these times too, I painted only in oil. This medium always requires more equipment to begin with, more ado and more effort to get warmed up and under way, and more bother in the cleaning up of paints and brushes after. And thus
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