Mindful Meandering
While I paint and collage and create, the primary gift is presence, being here and now. In large measure, especially as I get increasingly pulled into any one particular creative undertaking, I do not think with verbal language at all but engage wordlessly with the sensory processing of and physical interaction with my emerging art piece.
But, at various stages in the process, my mind does meander from one thought to another, sometimes landing on a practical concern—Uh oh, what time is it? Do I need to start dinner prep?, at other times chewing on an unresolved life circumstance—What on earth am I going to do to make amends for saying what I said at that meeting?
As this series of CutUps of mine has unfolded, I’ve paused more than once to ponder what my muse Henri Matisse may have mused about while he fashioned his paper cut-out creations.
3.5 x 5″; acrylic and collage on card stock
CutUp
2024
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10 responses to “Mindful Meandering”
Henri, thank you! To my great delight, you’ve expanded my understanding of what I’ve created here. I’m so happy for the conversation that is taking place in this CutUp!
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Roseanne! Your responses here are like welcome sunshine—thank you! I love the colors in this one, too. They spark a feeling of color joy as do the two single-flower CutUps I made last week, also, with their similarly bright simplicity of bright primary/secondary colors.
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MaryAnn, thanks for your feedback—these full-on bright happy colors are not my usual go-to but I am currently loving the full-on bright happy uncomplicated looking-you-right-in-the-face colors and presentation here.
Perhaps if Henri had kept a blog, we might know a bit more of his muse(s) and his internal meandering : )
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LOL—no idea what the font is! The text collage here was something I found in the box where I keep snipped bits of print matter that appeal to me. Thank you for your feedback on various elements of visual language I’ve used in this CutUp.
Pretty indeed 
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