Having lived with a yard devoid of any plant life for six months I've come to realize how important shadows are to me! The first shadows to appear in the yard belonged to those of the two trees and now that there are vines planted against the brick walls and flowers in the mounded bedding area there are shadows everywhere! Shadows weren't evident most days on the foggy Monterey Peninsula, but here in the desert they're nearly a daily occurrence; I hope I don't take them for granted!
I've been mulling over this quote:
Had better treatments been available to
certain artists of the past, they might not
have found their inspiration.
Dr. Paul Wolf
On the cusp of despair and seeking lots of naps and DVD's the quote hit me hard! So, I picked up a paint brush, grabbed red, turquoise, and straw yellow paint and spent an hour splashing paint onto paper. Ahh! Much better!
The quote also reminded me of something a friend used to say to me, "Go to the beach and get sand in between your toes." It was his way of saying, "go and play." Life has become way to serious to suit me and maybe using primary colors is a way to once again become playful.
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