Pear #8

Acrylic and collage on canvas board 5x7

I started out by painting several small sheets 

in varous shades of green gold.

After they were dry, I tore them into smaller

pieces and collaged them onto a larger

sheet of light weight paper.

Drew a pear shape~

painted around the shape

with purple--

the top part was tinted with white, 

then dry brushed with purple straight from the tube.

The bottom was painted from the tube,

dry brushed with the tint.

I don't think I am particularly good at color,

so giving myself permission to play

and use color combinations

that I would probably not use.

Here I am using 

complimentary colors~

directly across from each other

on the color wheel.

~~~

I sometimes feel so stuck in my head~

as in not moving forward.

I started reading an interesting book-

"Loving What Is" by Byron Katie.

"The Work" is asking yourself

4 questions.

Just after reading the intro

and the 1st chapter

I can begin to challenge

some of the thoughts

I keep grinding away at,

that wake me up

in the middle of the night,

that keep me stuck.

Albert Einstein said,

"Insanity is doing the same things

over and over

expecting different results".

I create so many miseries

between my two ears.

Too many assumptions,

partial truths,

skewed emotions,

fears,

and overwhelmedness

keep me from living

how I want to live.

Today I start Spring Cleaning,

armed with my journal

and pen.

I set out to capture

the negative nellies

that intend to stake their claim.

Get them out on paper,

and challenge them

one 

by

one.