8x8 Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Suprisingly (possibly shockingly considering the girls were home on vacation), I painted a painting last week. I had to do something springy/summery and this was a photo I snapped last summer and never got to. I finally used one of the super deep canvases and the painting wrapped around the sides looks pretty good! It felt nice to paint something. Anything.....And I feel I owe to myself to SOMEHOW schedule that time in.
So, my last post was a tad "woe is me". I got a few really thoughtful, amazing comments from followers that made me feel much better about where I am at. It feels like I have waited so long to finally express myself as my actual self, that I want it all now! Wishful thinking for the time being! I know my time will come, and I just need to keep that little creative flame lit, so that when I have the opportunity I can really get to it! There are disappointments and many missed opportunities simply because of my lack of confidence or because I listened to people who told me "you can't" and for some reason in the last year that has really hit home and weighs heavily on me daily. It's always nagged in the back of my mind, but something clicked after the baby was born that just made those losses seem so much heavier. I think having three girls and wanting all their dreams to come true, somehow makes me look into my own dreams and I let it get me down. But for them I see a broad, open, bright horizon and if my loss gives me anything it's the determination to make sure they get support in their journies!
We did just schedule our trip to Maine this summer at a beautiful cottage on 170 acres in downeast Maine. 7 miles of private trails, and tons of beautiful, rocky shoreline. Can't wait to paint there! Hopefully, I'll be back with more soon! ;-)
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3 comments:
Yay! She's back!! You really do paint some awesome landscapes... I'd like to go into your painting for a vacation. :)
Fabulous painting. So Spring like. I've been thinking of you and am so pleased to see you back and feeling better.
I, too, have regrets but every day is a new beginning ;) XOXO
You might not be able to paint as often as you would like to, but when you do, it is lovely! You haven't lost your dream, your journey is just "re-calculating".
Maine vacation sound like great fun. I hope you have an Art Journal, paste those photos in there, sketches, flowers and leaves, things you want to remember when you are in front of the easel. And always set a good example for your girls - follow your dream - teach them to reach for their stars too.
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