Finally sat down and painted

Whew!

I was beginning to worry that i would never

feel like art journaling/painting again!

Even after I put in all that hard work

to re-do my room and dedicate

a bigger space and more organization

to my art area, I did nothing.

I sat and stared at its beauty

and organization for a full week.

Then my co-worker inspired me.

So I picked up the paint brush,

sat at my desk,

and got out the anxiety and worries

from the past few weeks that have been plaguing me.

I hope you enjoy!

What anxiety looks like to me.

Messy.

Lots of layers, and almost all fingerpainting here.

I thought I'd try it out, and it seemed fitting

for the feelings going into it.

Lots of layers and scratches.

The words are from a David Gray song:

"My oh my, it just don't stop.

My mind, I want to tear it up.

I try to fight it,

try to turn it off."

The calm after the storm. 

This has many layers of blue paints

mixed in there, painted with a palette knife

and a sponge brush.

I carved that little Buddha stamp,

cute isn't it?

Now only if my mind could focus

on the tranquility that envelopes me

when I am not plagued by worry.

PS: I used so many more of my supplies

when I had everything organized,

in its own space,

and easily accessible.

Before, it all was shoved on my desk

and mostly crammed in my bookshelf.

It was not conducive to art making.

When everything is messy and disorganized,

it takes a lot of effort to use it.

When we are in the midst of our flow,

we don't want to mess it up by having to root

through all our crap, do we?

I'm so glad I put in that work,

because so far it has paid off!