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It has been many years since I’ve worked on this painting.
Maybe even a decade.
Yet, here at my easel..
it could have been yesterday.
I remember everything.
I dive in without hesitation..
effortlessly matching the subtle shades
of complex color
perfectly.
Seems I have never left you.
Trust the gift.
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In public
I wear long sleeves
(often black)
even in the summer.
All you can see of me
is my head
and my hands.
I like it that way.
My current painting agrees.
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I spend a lot of time on my paintings.
The days and hours
slip seamlessly into
weeks, months
and years.
Time ceases to exist
as I linger over every inch of the canvas
retracing lines
adding layer after layer
of color…
lovingly,
in my state of bliss.
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Sometimes I struggle when I paint.
I am overthinking,
Interfering…
and then I realize
I forgot to let go.
Trust the gift.
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I had been painting for quite a while
before I reluctantly acknowledged
the sharp, needle-like pain
at the base of my thumb.
I poked at it a couple of times..
Yup. It hurt..
and I started painting again.
Eventually, I realized it was a splinter
from one of my favorite
worn-out old paintbrushes.
After my husband removed it..
I picked up my splintery brush
and got back to work.
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My sketchbooks are filled with little drawings.
Strange creatures, leaves and faces..
but as you flip through the pages
you will also find
moments and memories..
little slices of my life
rendered in ball point pen.
I remember cleaning those blinds..
They were awful.
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Throughout my years as a painter
I have discovered the most exquisite paint combinations.
Secret colors..
Soft, dusty violets and
the faded, lovebird green of my childhood bedroom.
My husband Richard is also an artist
and we share our secret colors
joyfully..
Painter to painter;
Husband and wife.
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When I paint,
I spend a lot of time staring at my work.
It is an essential part of the artistic process.
Leaning back in my chair
I contemplate every line..
Examining shape, color and shadow
exploring possibilities.
I could do this for hours..
just sitting here
watching paint dry.
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Goodbye,
my beloved tube of Raw Umber.
I will see you again
in the rough bark of trees,
in the shadowy corners of secret rooms..
dark and deep.
I will see you again
on the tip of my brush
and at the start of every painting..
when we meet again
like old friends.
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I am a slow painter.
Lovingly
working with my tiny brushes
for hours
or months
or even years
on a single painting.
Time does not exist in the place
where art comes from..
only bliss
and God.
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