The Lure of Beauty a.k.a. When to Press Pause
This is a pretty important post, so listen up. There's no doubt in my mind that most of us just have way too much stuff. And the thought of cleaning out, paring down, sorting through, and then disposing of it is daunting to say the least. I know this because I was one of those people. I still am, to a degree, but I wrestle with it on a daily basis and I'm conscious of it in a way that feels like the healthy beginning of change, and I've got some great purges to prove it.
Turn Your Home Upside Down
I have been painting for a very long time. Painting, like every other creative discipline presents its own set of unique challenges and obstacles to overcome. There's understanding color, dealing with the physical application of paint, deciding on your subject matter, and then there's composition. Composition to me is the mac daddy of great painting and I think it's the most difficult to master because, unlike other aspects of painting, it's the hardest to teach. To me, it's definitely more of a feeling and less of a formula. And it can be especially elusive when you've been working on a painting for a while and stop "seeing" it.