A couple of weeks ago, a girlfriend (who’d recently moved) emailed some photos showing what a ‘typical’ day was like in her new life. It was kind of cool to see her in her new habitat.
She challenged me to do the same.
Ever since, I’ve been trying to imagine what a ‘typical’ day looks like for me. I’m kind of stumped.
I think most of us have no idea how to imagine someone else’s life. But how bad is it, if I can’t even come up with an answer of how I spend my own days…the days, that, apparently, I inhabit?
In my defense, I don’t show up at a regular job, so, aside from the sacred start of a cappuccino, not many days are overly similar from one to the next.
But lately, one other thing has been kind of consistent…time in the studio.
Not sure what all this is about, but I am loving the surprise of seeing what appears on the canvas. Though, admittedly, I’m starting to wonder what’s up with all these circles? Almost everything I do seems to end up with round shapes. These things are not planned, but somehow something rather consistently circular appears.
Today I was going to do the underpainting for a new idea. I would throw some colour on a canvas and then cover most of it with white or something lightish, so I could transfer some form of this ‘Rooms’ photo on top.
Except. As I was starting to wash on some colour, I got a little carried away and wouldn’t you know it. Circles. And red ones to boot.
Not sure what will happen next. Kind of like my days and weeks.
I know some things for sure…I’ll write, I’ll paint, I’ll walk…but mostly, I’m just showing up to each day, having faith that I’m where I need to be, doing my best and seeing what comes round.
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Love the painting, Colleen!
Thanks Lesley. It’s long gone now. I’ve painted so many layers over it that it’s morphed into something completely different. I think I’m starting to realize I need to quit sooner than later!