You Will Find Me Here Today
October 16, 2009 by Janice
Writing takes a different part of my brain than painting. One that accesses the same source, but still a little different. Left and right I suppose. With a bridge built across the two. I’ve spent more time with words this week than with paint. And with some eye opening thoughts. Some discoveries and re-discoveries. Some paths to follow in a bit.
But today. I need to be here. Right here in the cradle of those two trees with a brush full of color in my hand.
So that’s where you will find me,
Up to my elbows, exploring wet paint.
In the paint.
Listening for rustles,
Evidence of life,
Nudging a few ochres into place.
Some tinted with subtle green.
Some whispering a lavender lullaby .
Thinking renewal.
What color exactly is that?
And there are some gentle golds.
Shhh. It needs some quiet pigments here, too…
Gently receding.
Some hints of shadow,
but not too much.
I’ll try some not usual for me colors, some newly born combinations…
Explore a slight shift to keep it fresh.
Brush those into place.
The birds outside this morning echo the ones that were there on that November walk. And it got chilly again here overnight.
That helps.
Cues.
And muses pulling me back into
… that cradle between two trees.
Yes… almost there.
The words recede…
only a few linger…
Just the important ones now…
and then the paint comes in…
intention set…quietly now…
That’s where you will find me today
Across that bridge …
Creating story with a little paint.
I’ll be back out around five. In time for a Naughty Margarita. Some Patron and some Triple Sec. Yep. See you then?
Have a great weekend.
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