Le Sigh...

We went to our good friends' house last night for dinner. Scott and Jessie are both fabulous painters and I always love poking my head into their respective studios to see what they're working on. They use wonderfully traditional (and super-luxe) materials and it fills me with longing...
They get this amazing Belgian linen by the roll--this stuff is so amazingly smooth and perfect! And heavy-duty custom-made stretchers, and all kinds of fancy paint and mediums.

I'm suffering from art supply-envy, totally! I just can't justify spending that much money on a piece before it's even started...

I'm discovering that as I get older, I get cheaper. It's not too bad, I guess. I mean, there's worse things to be, right?