The sky is cloudy. Sometimes the clouds are beautiful and other times ominous. When the clouds are ready to move along we see a clear sky revealed. Knowing that things eventually will clear takes, patience and a bit of faith.
Many broken pieces will be at your feet, as you make your way on your personal path. Broken pieces that we’ve created or circumstances that have made shards for us to navigate. Rest and keep going. We don’t complain when a dog behaves like a dog or a toddler behaves like a toddler but we complain our path is a mess – I think we forget that the nature of paths, they’re messy.
Practice making space by starting with a blank sheet of paper. If you don’t have enough time, use a timer and practice for 20 minutes. It’s important to give time and room just to warm up with no expectations of creating something wonderful, just practice making marks on the paper. Right now I’m experimenting with with colors and shapes.
Think of the Japanese concept of ma which is the space in-between. Not giving ourselves space to let our minds and pencils wonder, can result in physical clutter as well as not be thinking clearly.
I bought new brushes that aren’t intended for painting, they’re make-up brushes. I think they worked out great! A lot of great movements and texture.
image from Inside the Belly of the Whale, Portal #3
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