February 4 Wednesday Helplessly Hoping

Today's theme via Misty Mawn is to create a page inspired by a song.

I figured I would illustrate or be set off by whatever song locked itself into my head. And often that's the one you wake up to.

Not so here. Rather, in a this morning early early morning yoga class, after dogging to Krishna Das, our intrepid and musical instructor slipped in a sweet little version of Helplessly Hoping by Crosby, Stills and Nash. As if I wasn't smiling enough in my little savasana.

Sweet and lyrically silly as it is, the song evokes sad memories for me. If I were a better illustrator, I'd have another in the picture, standing on the other side of the screen. And their fingertips would be touching.

But I'm not. Thanks God for words.

January 16 Daily Art Page - Red

Red all over. I really wanted to paint today. To just feel the color soak into the raw paper and then, as the glazes built up, feel it skate. Golden liquids on the same fat, manufactured paper I've been using all month. 

Not thrilled. Making art? well, no. I was playing and listening to my instruments while relaxing after a long week. Hardly the religious experience it can sometimes be, but still a pleasure.

Meant to go out but it's tooooooo cold.