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Painting-A-Day: October 10, 2013

10/10/2013

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Acrylic on Archival Gessobord (cropped from original 16x20" commission)

Glad to be back in the studio after a week long hiatus. I took my 86-year-old mother to her 65th college reunion. Two of her three roommates were there and I can't even describe to you the joy they expressed in seeing each other after all of these years. Suffice it to say, I teared up. I wondered who these three women were back in the mid-forties. What did their world feel like as as they studied to become teachers and librarians as WWII ended? Sweet stories and lots of laughs filled the room.

I am finishing up on a commissioned piece and you are looking at a cropped area from that painting. I am struck again by the process of creating an abstract painting. It is definitely a puzzle to be solved. There are moments where I feel like I am butting up against a wall. It usually helps to walk away from it for a few days so that I can see it with fresh eyes. Oftentimes the answer will come to me when I look at it later. I also took pictures of it so that while I was away I could stare at it once in awhile and work on the next steps in my head. I've heard that studying right before you go to bed is a good idea, because your brain continues to work on it. So, I throw that in for good measure, looking at my painting right before bedtime with instructions to come up with a visual answer. There is some trust involved here, that my mind will be able to figure it out. I try not to panic as the deadline looms. Panic never helps. Anxiety never helps. I lean into trusting the skills I've learned, the instincts I have regarding color choices, movement and meaning. It seems to be working. New 12x12" paintings on the horizon! Coming soon!
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Georgi
10/10/2013 07:22:01 am

Hi Robyn - Wanted to let you know I got my painting - a birthday present I can enjoy every day! The burning candle idea really struck me and that's what I see when I look at. A light in the darkness and the darkness cannot over come it! Thank you.
Fun to hear your mom had such a good time with her college friends. Take care!

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