I used to get all caught up in not meeting deadlines (self imposed), worried that I am never going to be a daily painter… I realize now that priorities are always in flux as things get on the to do list and off again and life’s disappointments and joys take my time away from painting. But it is never far from my heart.
Even the times in between being having time to paint-as I people watch while I wait at doctor’s appointments, I study various eyes or ears across the room. I analyze what I am seeing much more now and it will serve me well the next time I sit down to paint. I take lots of photos, study colors all around me, especially nature. I couldn’t stop doing that if I wanted to.
I eke out paintings slowly but I’m always ‘painting in my mind’. And I learn a lot in the times between and it really shows the next time I pick up a brush. 