Opening yourself up to quiet observation opens up a world of possibilities!

July 6, 2020

Sometimes inspiration is found in places that are easily missed. In the potentially discarded. The quickly dismissed. The seemingly useless.

Today this was true as I was painting, for the art that I’m making. But this is also true in life. I think our culture over-celebrates loud expressiveness, big moves, and fast-paced work. For me it’s the quiet times that are the most meaningful, the most moving and the most inspirational.

As I was painting today, I picked up my cleanup cloth, happened to look down and found the answer I’d been looking for on a canvas that I’m working on. ❤️Had I been moving too fast, I would have missed it. I’m grateful for working mindfully now and slowing down my paint process, or I would have totally missed the inspiration that might make all the difference in my work.

By the way, I loved the spot so much that I cut it out, kept it and pasted it to my working wall.

I take this small observation as confirmation that I’m following a process that works for me in my art. But I also acknowledge how important this is in life. Don’t work so fast that you miss what’s right under you.