I had a very busy art July, so much so, that I had to quit art for a time. It is odd, as I usually am always thinking of how I could use that part of an image in another way, etc. I became totally overwhelmed and needed to stop thinking art.

So, what did I do with myself in August? I landscaped my backyard for two weeks. My husband and I dug in dirt, moved plants, created new areas….but no art. I entered my studio to groom my dogs and cleaned it up once. I bet you are wondering by now…why should I be interested in this? Good question.

I never considered myself an artists, I was just someone that liked to paint. I am getting closer to saying, “I am an artist”. My work sells and people actually ask me how I created an element. It has taken 11 years painting canvas to get to this point.

During this art break, I wondered if I would return to painting, or if I was done, if my interest would return or was I going to be just another old woman? I can now feel myself beginning to look and to create the painting in my head. I seldom sketch and never a realistic sketch, sometimes I write down my thoughts, just so I don’t forget an idea, but to sit and figure out everything before I begin to paint it, nope I am not doing that yet. I have learned never to say never as I usually do exactly the mentioned never., and I hear God laughing at me.

This blog might be saying to anyone reading it, “Just relax, you will paint again or you might not, but it sure cannot be forced”. Find something else to do until the magic returns. I might be getting ready to enter the studio again and make my usual paint mess. I have missed it, but in a way not missed it at all. I wonder if it is part of aging, as my last year, I have seen myself aging into a completely new person, both for good and bad.