Monday, May 10, 2010

Responding

I'm painting, watching Season I of "Prison Break", drinking wine and having some popcorn tonight! I asked Travis for his opinion on my newest rose painting and he said to make it looser. The wine is helping with that!! Loose is my favorite style so I'm happy to go with Trav's advise!

It's foggy, again, outside and the lights are about to go down. Jessie was starving earlier. I grilled hamburgers, made smoothies and was asking if she wanted her burger on a bun ...only to find she was sound asleep on the recliner. There was no waking her!

Travis and Gavin bought lilies and roses for my Mother's Day gift! They are so beautiful. Every time I walk by them, I admire them! I decided to stand and figure out what it was exactly that I was admiring.

In the past, I've been so impressed by roses because of (partially) their long, thorny stems (unless they are my roses in the backyard ...then the stem isn't so long but the support system is there and the scent even more amazing!) supporting an intricate family of ruffled petals. The stem holds it's every effort at it's fingertips. The colors ahhh! and the meeting of the stem and petals, like a star -anchoring, cupping silk folds *I Love Admiring flowers ...especially roses ...especially sweet peas when they are nearby ...and peonies ...petunias and cosmos!! I LOVE flowers.

On our way home from Sandpoint, I told Gavin that Sunday was Mother's Day. He lit up and said, "Can I get you a present?!!" I said, "I'd love that!!" He said, "Maybe FLOWERS!" Like he knew what my favorite surprise would be but it was still a secret! Travis said, "He's got you figured out!!"

This particular bouquet of flowers, sitting beside me, is mostly peach and white; lilies and roses with a couple brighter roses of red and pink to set it off!! I was analyzing it, a moment ago ...trying to figure out why it was affecting me so strongly (and it's not just under the persuasion of wine!) It's the basic hue (peach) set off by the light and then the red!! --with pink to pull it all together! I decided to take in what I was responding to ...rather than just responding and it makes everything more alive!! If I took a moment to figure out what I'm responding to with more of the interactions in my life ...every moment would be more alive. This is what the roses have been hinting at all along.

Drinking wine and talking about roses (and craving chocolate!!) At least I've been mixing it all up with an action, suspense television show on Netflix! Time to respond to this painting with a brush of loose strokes!!