A few days ago, as I was staring at my computer and doing nothing useful and feeling bad about it, I remembered how I used to look out the window when I was working. Of course, that was in the days before computers. But when I’m at school, I have a nice view of the service berry bushes all through the year. So anyhow, I moved from the couch to the armchair, and I felt so much better. Here is my view:
It’s nothing spectacular, but it helps somehow.
I’ve been thinking for a while about adding more different kind of posts to my blog. I want to keep having the recipes and crafts, but something more personal, or with more depth, to share the why as well as the how. This morning I was thinking back to when I took my first art classes at Parkland College. One of my teachers told us to use our sketchbooks as holders of everything–sketches, of course, but also thoughts, ideas, dreams, recipes, whatever caught our interest. I used to do that. It was one of the most creative times of my life. So this morning, I realized that I could use my blog in a similar way. So I’m going to give it a try. If you have any comments or suggestions, I’d love to hear from you.
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I love that picture! I had to study it before I saw the figure.
Thanks! It’s not the best photo of it, but I’m glad you liked it.
(-: You’re very brave to post your art.
It does take courage to share ourselves. I think it takes courage to share any of the works of our hearts–words or images. It helps that I painted this one a long time ago. I remember the first time I had a painting in a group show at Parkland College in Champaign. It was a showing of group work. I hid around the corner from my painting and watched people looking at it, looking at their faces to see how they responded. It’s scary, but also exciting. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I really like your writing, too.
Thank you. (-: That’s very kind.