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I didn’t get to paint yesterday, and it made me sad. Â Well, I did get to paint. Â At my job– the kind where you teach women how to paint sunsets or wine bottles while they empty their own. Â One of the customers asked me what I do during the day. Â There was nothing more gratifying than saying (direct quote), “Oh! Â I’m a painter.” Â
I’ve been working on a large commission the past few days:
Painting this large (24×36) has left me with some pretty large messes. Â Paint gets on my foot, and I walk around the house leaving little pieces of my work wherever I go. Â The paint gets on my arms, legs, eyebrows. Â I hate cleaning. Â But in the midst of painting I’m cleaning other, less tangible messes. Â Ones I didn’t make. Â Ones I can’t quite seem to leave behind me, throw away for good. Â They find me. Â Just when I think its all gone, I notice the speck, the tiny bit of paint that has managed to spread to sofa, floor, wall, cabinet handle. Â Between making and cleaning, these messes are getting the best of me.
I worked on this crab for hours. Â And to reward myself, I painted the little kingfisher. Â Wouldn’t you know, when all was said and done, I felt better? Â Something about those birds. Â Wish I could name it.