The question is always - where to start after a few weeks of no painting? I've been sketching a lot, but it's so different from painting. My pursuits are so different in these two aspects of my art practice. Start small, to fool the brain into relaxing and not taking things too seriously.
Little squares, a limited palette, no plan in mind. I was originally thinking about elements of design, and how they would express my "shift words". Yes, I keep going back to Sally Ann Ashley and her "Creative Shift". Her process helps to anchor myself, even when I'm not painting. I had written down a few throughts. But on this occasion, I just enjoyed doing rather than thinking. I think that the shapes I ended up with express the three words I was thinking of. It was a good start.
The first two squares were done with markers, then the rest of that page with 4 Gansai Tambi colours I picked up in Lyon. It was nice to be able to purchase individual pans. The second page is all done with Tundra Violet. A colour I used a good bit in Cill Rialaig, and that I'm thinking about.
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