May 28, 2024
“I Didn’t Love That”
After a several-weeks hiatus, I returned to one of the light-background chaos layers I created as part of my playing with Michelle Nyberg’s Creative Painting Techniques class. I made four such starts, had brought one to completion, and then got stuck. Hence the hiatus.
My studio time with this current piece was a start-and-stop undertaking from beginning to end, and by beginning I mean I was already feeling stuck before I even started.
What got me going and kept me going was Michelle’s calm message in one of her demonstration lessons. With relaxed equanimity, she said:
… I should have left it there but I went further and I tried drips as well. I didn’t love that. But it’s OK; it’s good to experiment and follow your curiosity. Sometimes it pays off and sometimes it doesn’t. If it doesn’t, you can just cover it up.
As I worked this piece, I said countless times, Nope, don’t love that. Just as often, I rallied with, That’s OK; it’s good to experiment and follow my curiosity.
Thank you, Michelle!
4 x 5.5″; acrylic and oil pastel on watercolor paper
avian & botanical
2024
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11 responses to ““I Didn’t Love That””
Following your curiosity is always the best path….and I like where you landed on this one. It reminds me of the dusky light I love so much with the mourning doves poking around the yard.
The change in the seasons always pull me in out into nature…and spring is a big one for me. But we wiggle our way back into our art don’t we….with little drips and starts and stops.
You’re welcome, Sheila! I’m grateful whenever I remember to forgo caution in favor of experimenting and following my curiosity!
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