over and around and under and out...

i love this quote by Anais Nin.
Exactly how i feel these days.

A bit of acrylic on paper.
i am in the habit
of turning things over while i paint
and in this case,
ended up keeping it turned over
when i spotted a figure that looked like a man to me.
So i painted a flower for him to admire.

You should never be afraid
to change things up as you paint.
Turn things over.
Paint over something you don't like.
Especially when you're painting something abstract.

Letting go is all part of the process.
Trusting your gut.
Following your intuition.
Not worrying about the final result.

I see a lot of overlapping
in the last few paintings I've done.

Overlapping and layers and things
that are intertwined.

 A bit like my life right now.

Working full time in a non creative environment...

painting and reading and writing every chance I get,
so that I don't lose touch
with who i am at the core.

A quick sketch (5 min) done with Chinese markers (white and black)
and Sharpie markers on tan paper.

It's so important for artists
and musicians, and poets, and writers
to surround themselves with
LIKE MINDS and HEARTS.

If Bob Dylan hung out with politicians...
businessmen in 3 piece suits -
i'm pretty certain the world would have missed out
on these beautiful lyrics:

You used to laugh about

Everybody that was hanging out

Now you don't talk so loud

Now you don't seem so proud

About having to be scrounging

for your next meal.

(Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone)

And beautiful songs and paintings

carry me so much further

than a boring business meeting does.

 I had so much fun doing this one...

And i even like the end result.
I'm getting better with balancing the reds
so that they don't feel overpowering to me.
I'm not sure what I see when i look at this
but what i REMEMBER is how much fun it was to paint.
What do you see...if anything?