REMEMBERING MY FRST LOVE
“coffee break”
“double shot”
“triple shot”
I ran across one of my many piles of pen and ink drawings that I saved from years ago. Pen and ink have always been my first love. I was reminded that I need to do more of them. I get completely lost in a dream world while drawing. It is the greatest high. I LOVE that! ~ So, of course, I gathered up my pen and ink supplies and started diving into that world again. I have discovered that it must be incorporated into my daily, creative routine.
I am working on a monthly art newsletter that will include the pen and ink with inspirations, positive affirmations, quotes, etc. I am calling it the ‘Magical Muse News’ ~ it is an exciting project. Besides incorporating them into my own art journey, I will offer them to Phoenix Body, Mind and Soul magazine.
In the meantime, I’m just drawing, painting, thinking, and making it all happen. There are so many things that I want to indulge in and there really are not enough hours in this lifetime to cover everything! ~ “One step at a time. Focus on the here and now. Pay attention to what is front of me.” ~ These are the things that I tell myself in an effort to stay grounded. If I think too far ahead of the moment, I tend to get scattered and cannot accomplish anything! Then I need a long nap! Which leads to more dreaming, which leads to more art, which leads to more napping! A vicious creative process that is best to avoid.
Oh, Yah, I need to boil some water and get out the french press…..a HUGE cup of coffee should do the trick! The obvious really does often escape me.
So, now the coffee is steeping and I am on my way to another creatively full day. ~ That is, if I don’t start daydreaming my way into some grandiose scene and wear myself out! HA!
