Painting Playfully
Curiosity is the Carrot of Inspiration — allow it to draw you into your painting to find out what it has to share with you.
Paint FAST : Listen S-L-O-W-L-Y
My inspiration for Anuenue Ali`i Wahine came in a dream which I recorded in my journal (I like to use a purple pen in my journal).
Transformation Takes Time
I woke up at 3AM with this message in mind: Transformation Takes Time. I got out of bed to write it down and wrote the following: Shouldn’t I be further along in my career?
Shining Brightly
Imagine a beautiful, colorful stained-glass window, 30’ long. Now imagine a stone has broken one of the panes.
Rev. Margaret Stortz recently wrote an essay on this subject and noted that even though the broken pane was small, and not brightly colored, its shattering was deeply felt by all who saw it.
So too when one of us dies (transitions, passes, choose your verb), those of us left behind feel the loss deeply.
The Beauty of Found Objects
Today is a day of finding incredible beauty. Keanu found a dead monarch butterfly in the garage; I brought it with me to the studio this morning so I can enjoy its form.
On my way to the studio, I found some fallen banana flower petals and knelt down to pick them up. You guessed it; I brought them along to the studio with me.
Attitude Follows Action
Often we think that if we "felt better”, or if we "felt like painting", that our painting time would be more fun, or more interesting, or our painting “turn out" better.
Actually, we will feel better about painting (and the resulting painting) after we paint!