dotty seiter: now playing: painting with emmy

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Teacher Recognition

Such patient teachers my paintings are.

I flop all over the place doing mental gymnastics, stumbling my way through the ongoing learning process, but my paintings are ever patient—

unconditional,

receptive,

open to my every move,

unattached to outcome,

in attunement with the vibrational frequency of whatever emerges,

in for a penny in for a pound,

unwaveringly imperturbable, and

invitingly tranquil.

I am tremendously grateful.

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Finally circled back to a start from four weeks ago (when I stated that I'd return to it the following day!):

Altogether Alive, Marveling at Every Simple Thing
8.5 x 11; acrylic, ink, oil pastel, and pigment stick
on drawing paper
pondscape
2022

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Emmy and I set up a makeshift art space for ourselves in my home office over the long weekend and started playing! Emmy and family were visiting from Virginia, Scott was visiting from Seattle, Jay and Christine were visiting from the Fenway area of Boston, and, in the middle of all that laughter and food and story-telling and swinging on swings and bocce and swimming and going for walks and playing Quicktionary and watching fireworks at the beach and going to Cherry Farm for ice cream, Emmy and I did a bunch of painting.

Well, Emmy did a huge bunch of painting. I did just a little bit of painting while also having the grand fun of setting up a space, pulling together materials, and facilitating fun.

Sparked by an Amanda Evanston lesson from the Chicken Coop Club, to which 12-year-old Emmy has recently subscribed, a barnyard of 'blob animals' came to life!

Emmy shines bright with the intuitive heart, hand, and practice of an artist—she dives in and doesn't stop moving. She doesn't sit around talking about art … she makes art! Over and over again. She's my hero!

She watched the short instructional video from CCC and dipped her brush in water in no time flat. In short order, a barnyard was outfitted with a flock of sheep, a brood of chickens, a drove of pigs, a herd of cattle, a dog, and an elephant. She followed her heart and eye, developing skill and technique before my eyes, embellishing, exploring, and inventing en route.

F - U - N !!!