LIFE BY DESIGN
AH! The end of another BEAUTIFUL day. I am on a manic painting mission again. Inspiration is coming at me from all sides. However, the big things are not what grabs my attention and tickles my fancy. The small, mundane, everyday things are most often what ignites my creative fire. Today a visit to the bookstore and the natural food store filled my senses and I couldn’t wait to come home, light some incense, put on some good music and work on a painting that I have in progress. It’s funny what can invoke a creative mood. I have come to recognize that I sort of have some little rituals when I paint. I definitely burn A LOT of incense (LOVE it)! Music is a ‘MUST HAVE’. It is a plus if the windows are open…. especally when it is raining and the weather is nice. Unfortunately, it is hot now and we are locked behind closed windows with the air conditioning keeping us from melting. I am really looking forward to moving to cooler and higher ground. Until then, this is where I am and everything is as it is. And everything is perfect.
A painting that is near and dear to my heart just moved to Sedona this weekend. The Beatle’s song, “She’s Leaving Home” plays in my head! (bye bye….)
I am happy that she has found a wonderful, new home.
~ “STILL BREATHING” ~
I finally finished “BED OF ROSES”, and she is temporarily hanging over my piano.
It was nice creating and spending time with this one. We got to know each other pretty well! HA! Sometimes my paintings really show me who I am. A lot of solutions to problems have been found just by painting. It allows me to slip into another dimension or world for awhile without leaving the world that I am living in. Mind travel and day tripping is freedom.
