When I haven't posted for a bit, I always feel a building reluctance to jump back in. As if I need to wait till I have something good enough to put up. Strange thoughts, but there they are. Instead, I'm going with what I've been doing, which is splashing around to no great end.
This last month I've been messing around with my watercolor palettes and pulling out and making up different sets. I've been trying to clean up and mentally sort out which colors I want to use on my upcoming trip, and that means using up some colors that I have in palettes that I don't plan to bring. I don't HAVE to use them up, but...
Since I have a couple large watercolor paper pads that I've accumulated (how can I resist when they go on sale?), I decided to challenge myself to work BIG, which I am disinclined to do.
I consider it akin to untwisting a mental knot. I start playing and then realize that I am avoiding something (like combining certain colors or wasting space with play or trying something because it might not 'work') and then push myself to do that.
Sometimes I like the result, sometimes I'm appalled with the mess I've made. A good mental workout.
Between my daughters' spring break, medication mix ups and my frozen shoulder, thing have been both hectic and dicy in these parts. Hopefully calmer days ahead.
