surprising myself

Did I feel like doing anything creative this morning?  Did I feel like getting out of bed?  Did I feel like getting bundled up to go outside (in the snow) for a walk with Holden?  Nope.  Nope.  Nope.

But I did.  Get up.  Go for a walk.  Do creative things.

I brought my camera with me on the walk.  Mostly just to capture the crappiness of snow and ice.  I did not expect to enjoy the walk.  But I did.

 

That gives you an idea of what the snow was like.  It really is crappy.  I wasn't just overreacting.  There are still leaves on the trees.  Green leaves on the trees.  Like this:

 

Craziness.  The funny thing is that I LIKE snow.  I'm just not ready for it.  Later this week it's supposed to be in the 60s, so I'm not too worried about being thrown into the middle of winter.  But the rosebuds I was waiting for?  Going to miss being able to see them open up.

 

Oh well.

Enough complaining.

I worked on my painting when I got back from my walk.  I have to admit that it scared me.  I really do not know what I am doing and I was afraid of messing it up, but instead of giving myself a chance to think, I sat down and started painting.  The joy came from watching the paint do its thing.  There were a few times when I thought, "Oh no!  I've ruined it!" (ok, more strongly worded than that), but I just kept going.  I added the ground and then I decided to make the sky grayer.  I was surprised by what a dark painting this is becoming.  Generally, I'm not much of a dark art person.  I'm flowers and bright colors.  But I like how its turning out.  It still needs some work.  I haven't done any of the Queen Anne's Lace yet and the ground needs more texture, but I'm enjoying the process.  The slowness of it.  I'm usually always in such a rush, so being able to take my time with this painting has been a surprising delight.

 

I also finished the bracelet I'd been working on.  I had to start over, actually.  I kept missing stitches and then the unraveling frayed the yarn.  (Perhaps yet another reminder to take things slowly?).

 

The bobbles on this one remind me of melon balls.  Cantaloupe for a fruit salad.  (I shouldn't be allowed to name things).

I'm really enjoying Art Every Day Month so far.  Seeing what everyone's been up to is so inspiring, and all of the encouragement has been great.  I'm so glad I decided to go for it.