Last night I got together with a couple of friends and we painted the area around my worktable at Spanish Village. I love the bright colors. They make my work area look so cheerful and upbeat. Because the entrance to my studio is so hidden, I've decided to do various things to make it more eye catching.
I'd like to paint the whole world. Would we get tired if everything were bright colors? I know that colors are brighter in sunny parts of the world because the paler colors look washed out. But why does everyone's car, computer, phone, house, office building have to be such drab colors. I'd like a purple netbook, an apple green phone, a raspberry red car, and an electric blue television set. Oh, and by the way, I want a green worktable and the cabinet beside it. That will be great, almost like having a chartreuse office building.
Now I have lots more ideas for adding color to my area. I can paint back by my door and on the door. I can paint a great big piece of canvas to hang under the tree and some more pieces to hang on my table to make sort of a skirt. One of my friends suggested I paint my umbrella . You can't see it in this photo. It use to be a nice dark green, but now it's faded to pale green.
I'll paint flowers, big ones in magenta and fushia paint with long tropical looking leaves, vines, maybe a lizard here and there. To me, flowers are a symbol of the creative process, a new life in the making, a new beginning. That's what I'm aiming for with my studio: a new beginning. It's also an attempt on my part to take some control over my environment.
I know that there are many things I can't control, even ones I'd like to, but I'm finding that taking some control helps me not feel like a powerless victim. There are things I have to do, and even if I fail, I still know I've tried.
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