Ordinary
Times are Here Again
The calendar
is CLEAR again
Time for
painting, never fear, again!
Ordinary Times are Here Again
No, I don’t
bid the holidays a sad farewell.
Tomorrow, New Years Day, I will gladly move forward into the New Year by pulling down and packing
away Christmas clutter, and restoring our home to peaceful simplicity.
And, already
this week, I’ve made a good start on beginning what I have realized is my favorite
season: Painting Season.
It starts after the holiday season, and seems
to come to an end when gardening season and then the concurrent cottage season
both begin. These run until late fall (with a
slight easing in gardening midsummer, which is compensated for by cottage
season) when, amazingly enough, holiday season again takes over.
Each season
has its own upsides and downsides. I am
just learning to accept that they seem to drive me instead of me them.
To celebrate
the start of Painting Season, I’ve already started a BUNCH of paintings at once. I’ve drawn several designs from my floral
sources onto half-sheets, then stretched
them onto boards. Many of my watercolor
friends eschew stretching, and I sort of feel the need to apologize to
them. No, I DON’T think it’s
necessary or important – for your
paintings. But I really do like to start
my paintings this way for myself. Even the process seems to get me into the
painting mood.
And what’s
more important than that? Especially as the Season Begins!
