June 12, 2023
Taking a Vacation
I find it soooooooo gosh-darned difficult to ‘take a vacation’ from the negative internal dialogue that all too often revs up as I paint. My knee-jerk reaction is to try to tame it. Quash it. Outsmart it.
Maybe, though, in addition to exploring color, line, handwriting, scribbles, and veiling—as I’m in the process of doing with the piece below—I’ll explore the idea of taking a vacation from trying to control the internal dialogue. Instead of trying to conquer it, I’ll open myself to fully receive it.
Let ‘er rip! Tell me more! Anything else?
I’ll send you a postcard, let you know how it goes!
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8 responses to “Taking a Vacation”
Roseanne, greetings!
Veiling is a form of layering and can be accomplished in many ways. In this piece, I looked at what I’d already painted and then covered a section with plain white tissue paper collage, so as to create ‘fog’ or a ‘veil’ for contrast with the rest of the piece. I further ‘veiled’ that section using a fine tip white Posca paint pen to scribble ‘lace’ over all of it.
Thank you for your feedback. You’ve helped me see this piece in a new light.
In ‘taking a vacation’ from trying to control my inner critic as I continued to putter with this work in progress, I let it have its say as it asked me what the purpose was, why I was bothering with it anyway. My response (laughing): Hell if I know!
Carol, the idea of vacation is one that captures my attention, and the aspect I’m exploring right now is not that of taking a vacation from the inner critic, not that of leaving the inner critic at home but, rather, of taking a vacation from the effort of trying to leave the inner critic at home. I’m exploring the idea of saying to the inner critic, ok, c’mon along, you’ll have to pack your own bag, but c’mon along.
Oh my! Stand up to that bully! Haha. I am drawn from the top center section, down and around, and over and back and through to the bottom left cornet. I love it all! Those two sections, with the mix of warm, rusty orange with cool brights really grab my attention. You won this round, Dotty! Haha
Sheila, as ever, thanks for your feedback on the visual language showing up in paint on paper. I value being guided to see my work from your perspective : )
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