Hitting speed bumps, progress is slow. You never know when you're going to encounter them or what form they will take, but the results are the same, everything comes to a crawl.
I keep showing up and work away, but progress is painful. Not sure why, there's nothing I can put my finger on. Speed bumps.
Delivered a custom piece for a young couple that I will post about next time. The big canvas is ready for paint, I think and I have two smaller pieces collaged and textured, ready for paint. That seems to be where the speed bumps show up, paint choices. In an effort to move away from my favourite colour palettes, I just may be the one throwing up those darn speed bumps. I'm thinking I need to listen to the wisdom of Michele Cassou, Point Zero
"Doing something more than once is often thought of as being uninventive and uninspired. It attracts the Dragon of Control, which loves to struggle with it."
Darn, sounds awfully familiar, in fact I can hear the cement mixing that creates those speed bumps!
"There are two kinds of repeats, a controlled repeat and a spontaneous repeat. The spontaneous repeat happens when a deep feeling is met and needs to be explored; intuition, then, brings the images back again and again. The full expression of certain feelings can happen only through repetitions. Repeats signal substance rather than dullness."
I guess there may be a reason I'm drawn to my earthy, rich tones over and over. Maybe it's not boring as I fear it might be to others.
"Dragons try to discourage painters from gong further by making them think they are wasting their time."
I do believe I hear the sound of a sledge hammer breaking up some of those darn speed bumps!
"Durning repeats, the painter is actually exploring some new inner ground, some place out of the way, some secret area difficult to reach."
Here's to overcoming those speed bumps whatever their source!
I keep showing up and work away, but progress is painful. Not sure why, there's nothing I can put my finger on. Speed bumps.
"Doing something more than once is often thought of as being uninventive and uninspired. It attracts the Dragon of Control, which loves to struggle with it."
Darn, sounds awfully familiar, in fact I can hear the cement mixing that creates those speed bumps!
"There are two kinds of repeats, a controlled repeat and a spontaneous repeat. The spontaneous repeat happens when a deep feeling is met and needs to be explored; intuition, then, brings the images back again and again. The full expression of certain feelings can happen only through repetitions. Repeats signal substance rather than dullness."
I guess there may be a reason I'm drawn to my earthy, rich tones over and over. Maybe it's not boring as I fear it might be to others.
"Dragons try to discourage painters from gong further by making them think they are wasting their time."
I do believe I hear the sound of a sledge hammer breaking up some of those darn speed bumps!
"Durning repeats, the painter is actually exploring some new inner ground, some place out of the way, some secret area difficult to reach."
Here's to overcoming those speed bumps whatever their source!
