The Dance

Today I had to tune out my adult side. Taking stuff too seriously...imagine that.  Feeling pressure.  Had to do a painting, had to take care of some business stuff, had to take a riding lesson (that was my saving grace), had to grocery shop, had to, had to, had to.  I even got up early to be able to paint early, so I could be done before my lesson at 11.  Ha! That didn't happen.  While I do well with some self-inflicted pressure, too much leaves me looking like a deer in the headlights.  So, instead of following my first instinct ("keep working, cancel your lesson") I rode...and that break allowed me to come back to what I had started with fresh eyes and attitude.

I decided to play around more with using torn paper/collage - borrowing inspiration from one of my favorite children's book illustrators, Eric Carle.  He said, "I do my best to simplify and refine, to be logical and harmonious. But I also try to keep an open mind, to listen to my intuition and allow for the unexpected, the coincidental, even the quirky to enter into my work. Ultimately, my aim is to entertain, and sometimes enlighten, the child who still lives inside of me. " 

And maybe having a wonderful outdoor meet up yesterday with a bunch of my girlfriends (4 of whom I've known since high school), inspired the dancing theme.  Love you Toe-Jammers!