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More Joy, Less Worry

1/26/2015

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I grew up believing that the key to success in life was be responsible and hard working. One needs to plan (and worry) and strive (and worry) and do your best at all times (or else). This is all (mostly) true but it is not the whole story. Process painting opens up other possibilities. If it truly doesn't matter what the picture looks like, then I don't have to have a plan. If mistakes are part of the process, I don't need to do my best. Most of all, if I stay connected to myself in the moment, it is very hard to worry. I struggle with the idea that I don't have to worry the future into existence but process painting has taught me, again and again, that if I can let go of planning and worry, then wonderful and unexpected things happen.
 When I started this painting, I was thinking about the line from Psalms that says "Joy comes in the morning"
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But my heart told me that joy by itself was not believable. So I followed my instinct and added black devastation.
But it still didn't feel finished. So I added pink and red, greens, yellows and white and came out with something quite surprising:
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    Process painting is such a magical experience that I want to share. My invitation to you: Paint. Play. Discover.

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