It's been pretty warm here in Illinois and will hit 90 in a few days, I think. My tolerance of heat is low. Hope you are staying as cool as possible.
Your paintings are essentially akin to writing drafts, and thank you so much for sharing the process with us. I always like to see where an artist's paintings are going.
Father's Day is particularly triggering for me, as well. However, lately, I've been trying to find forgiveness in some way. Still a struggle.
I hope you stay cool in the heat when it gets to Illinois. Yes, painting has so many similarities to the writing process, expressing yourself in any medium is a give and take, push and pull, or call and response, as Nick says.
On the Father’s Day struggle, I hear you. There are some things that are unforgivable but we can respond to that by doing better ourselves. Personally I don’t think forgiveness is necessary to heal our wounds. In my case, I try to look at it objectively, which is hard, but when I see the big picture of where his family came from and how he was raised, and the influences and lack thereof on him as he grew up, I can see why he had blind spots. What I don’t forgive him for is his ongoing lack of self-awareness that affected his kids’ lives so painfully.
Take care, and I hope you can find some peace in these crazy times.
Hi Alene,
It's been pretty warm here in Illinois and will hit 90 in a few days, I think. My tolerance of heat is low. Hope you are staying as cool as possible.
Your paintings are essentially akin to writing drafts, and thank you so much for sharing the process with us. I always like to see where an artist's paintings are going.
Father's Day is particularly triggering for me, as well. However, lately, I've been trying to find forgiveness in some way. Still a struggle.
I hope you stay cool in the heat when it gets to Illinois. Yes, painting has so many similarities to the writing process, expressing yourself in any medium is a give and take, push and pull, or call and response, as Nick says.
On the Father’s Day struggle, I hear you. There are some things that are unforgivable but we can respond to that by doing better ourselves. Personally I don’t think forgiveness is necessary to heal our wounds. In my case, I try to look at it objectively, which is hard, but when I see the big picture of where his family came from and how he was raised, and the influences and lack thereof on him as he grew up, I can see why he had blind spots. What I don’t forgive him for is his ongoing lack of self-awareness that affected his kids’ lives so painfully.
Take care, and I hope you can find some peace in these crazy times.