Walking in Circles

My painting of Mama & baby

I've been walking in circles lately because I just can't seem to begin a new painting. I thought my creative juices had dried up, I'm a creative failure, I'll never paint again but that wasn't it at all. Today it suddenly dawned on me why.   



1. Every room in our house is in transition (I'm just saying that instead of a mess) because I got this huge urge to Spring clean about 2 weeks ago and instead of completing one room at a time, I took on the entire house.  Now everything is out of place and nothing has really been cleaned! I am usually OK if I have one or two rooms where I can retreat to when the other rooms are going through their "transition" but not so right now.  Jeez....what was I thinking?  

2. I am trying to paint a cow right now that I am sizing for a small frame that I already purchased.  Not a good idea.  I want to paint him BIG! A big guy with BIG attitude just should not be painted small. Makes perfect sense to me now!

The BIG boy - see what I mean?

the Lavender is coming along nicely too!

So....with my "intention" (OLW) happening this morning, I came up with a plan. I set up a schedule to get the house back in order (phew!) and I will just buy a bigger frame so I can paint my big cow any size I want!

Sounds so easy now but believe me I have been walking in circles! 


              Time to go wrestle a cow!



"Don't wait for inspiration—pursue it." 

― Dan Zadra

Varied Life Mysteries

There are lot's of mysteries in this world of ours. Picture Inspiration is a class I am taking through Big Picture and this weeks assignment was discovering some of the mysteries in nature and photographing them.  Most people put sweet photo's of baby birds, flowers, butterflies and newborn babies.  I on the other hand just went to the Giant's game on Sunday for Mother's Day.  I am amazed at what torture (Giant pun intended) athlete's put their bodies through.  And one closing pitcher is a real mystery to me!

Brian Wilson

Of course I had to submit a "pretty" picture too......

Do you know what it is?




(Hint - both photo's have beards)
Enjoy your week! 

       " Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." ~ Mary Oliver

Picture Inspiration

I have been taking several photography classes online at http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/ but due to my recent trip, I have been unable to submit my weekly assignments.  Today I got a little more organized and just finished downloading 5 weeks worth of assignments!  Phew.....feels good!

Week 5  - Infinity

                                              

Week 6 - Seeing double

 

Week 7 - Shape of Suprise

                                                                                                            
                                                           

Week 8 - Random

                       

Week 9 - Observation

 

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness. I am off traveling and photographing the world and sending prejudice far, far away. ~ Mark Twain