Get up. Get dress. Paint.

Getting myself in right frame of mind to paint with Rae Missigman’s 15 MINUTES OF MIXED MEDIA proved challenging this morning.   I just wasn’t feeling it.  My left brain wouldn’t let go of all the things I had to get done over the weekend, mostly teaching stuff which I have started resenting for taking up so much of my unpaid time.  I started the morning distracted, searching through Amazon to see if any of the prices had gone down on my wish list.  I dragged myself back to preparing to paint as soon as I caught myself and began the process of getting supplies out.

That feeling of resentment was weighing down on me, its weight heavy and thick, muddling my thoughts.   I performed a brief space clearing, turned on the small fountain and salt lamp on the altar then lit a candle with the intention of releasing this consuming bitterness.  Feeling somewhat better I picked up a paint brush and began. 

For this page she glued in pieces of decorative paper napkin instead of collage paper.  I just completed creating a napkin art journal leaving me with a bag of colorful scraps.  I love serendipitous moments like this!

My usual helpers were keeping me company.  Allistair was behaving himself, napping in his basket rather than on the computer key pad.  I gave Cleopatra treat bone to keep her busy while I painted.

The carnage

Noticing

• Red is a color I tend to refrain from using.  It "is the color of energy, passion, action, ambition and determination. It is also the color of anger..."  Anger and resentment are one in the same so getting the red paint onto the page helped release those consuming feelings.  

• I love using paint pens but get frustrated when they refuse to paint smoothly. I noticed her having problems with her's not wanting to write,  It made me feel better knowing it's not just me.

Permission to Play Workshop

I was not in the right frame of mind to "play" but I had been looking forward to lessons 2 and 3 all week.  Thinking if I played, playfulness would certainly happen.  Ha!  I ended up getting frustrated, created a HUGE mess, and not liking any of pages.

To make the situation worse, I had to clean all those stamps, a chore I am NOT fond of.

Writing this, I'm wondering what creative chore/task do you dislike having to do?  Do you find yourself putting it off or do you tackle it straight away so it's done?

Joining Paint Party Friday where having paint under the fingernails is the norm.  What colors are under yours?