Getting in My Own Way 2
Eventually I took a tiny baby step away from being frozen in place by adding color to my lines-only black-and-white-only start.
All the while, though, deep down I knew (a) I was still holding tight to loving those lines, staying painstakingly and deliberately within them and (b) the only thing I was ‘letting go’ of was my original intent to paint quickly, loosely, and intuitively.
I did play with scribbles and some splatter but, bottom line (pun acknowledged), I was resisting resisting resisting, and the whole thing was feeling like a mess.
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7 responses to “Getting in My Own Way 2”
oy vey!
Still stuck in the land of unable to post. But here is what I tried to post:
“The “feeling like a mess” phase is so hard to tolerate! And also such a measure of faith – knowing it will pass, transform, become.
As with “Joyful Puttering” above, I see playfulness! And the foundation for something tremendous..xo”
Lola! Here you are! Your comment went to my email where I had to approve it–no idea why that would suddenly be the case, but as soon as I click ‘approve,’ your comment appears at the post on my blog. Hooray!
YES to your measure-of-faith observation! I’m so grateful for my cumulative creative adventures; they give me the knowing that the feeling like a mess phase will pass, will transform, will become. Phew!
LOVE the JOYful palette!
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