painting practice :: week 01

It's been almost a week since I decided to paint for 30 days, and it's been really good. Not that I have any particular skill...it's just been fun to have a sort of arbitrarily imposed requirement to sit down in this spot by the window to play with paint. Each day I've felt like something new comes to mind in regards to this practice...nothing revolutionary...but a little something that feels worth my notice. A few of those thoughts are:

• I'm learning brush control skills
• I make the most interesting color combinations when I just choose as I go
• my hand is not a camera (via) = obvious + liberating :)
• things can take shape when I just begin + don't have a plan 
• I'm seeing things throughout the day with an artist's eye more often now

It's really quite enjoyable to observe all of this happening out of such a simple practice. I'm interested in seeing what happens next...no great expectations...but I am going to show up for it...whatever it is.  :)

Love,
​Jane