Wow!  I didn't realize it's been 3 months since I last posted on my blog.  I couldn't decide what to write next and kept waiting for the inspiration.  Finally, because all the ideas that seemed to come up were so cerebral, I felt overwhelmingly intimidated to go down that path.  That's best left up to art critics to express. 

Producing art is a spiritual experience and shifting to the intellect to share the experience gets in the way.  I certainly don't want to have to keep intellectually figuring out what I'm going to share.  That would add to all the blocks I already have to deal with.  If you're wondering what they could possibly be, I will be revealing these blocks as they come up. :-)  In the meantime I'll tell you what led me to this decision (besides not wanting to intellectualize my creativity).

I've always wanted to write a book.  Several months ago, I was reading Art and Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland.  At some point in the book, they said the best writings on art for other artists are autobiographical.  When I read, "You could write such a book", I took that personally and thought to myself, "I can".  So these blogs are being written in a chronological order as a biographical account of my painting experiences during this next year.  All the postings will eventually be included in a book.

So, if I'm not going to be analytical, what will I be sharing?  I intend to include all the inspirations, insights, experiences, and blocks that come up to hinder my productivity, you know, those things I turn to when I'm fearful and anxious and not trusting my creativity.  I'm going to brutally honest with my readers.  I've been writing my morning pages since I joined a Sacred Circle inspired by The Artist's Way, and I'm feeling more and more brave about being truthful.  The Artist's Way helped me realize I'm not at all different from other creatives.

I hope you enjoy these postings and let me know how I'm doing.