Giving and…………….
I didn’t go to the studio today-I thought about it, almost went, but chose not to. What I did chose to do was to call a good friend and go for a great hike in the Fairfax watershed.
I’d been feeling like I was spending all of my time indoors, either on the computer or in the studio or in the gym, but not outside in nature, and nature is where I draw on for both sustenance and creativity-at least that is where I start from. The rest of the day was a day taking care of chores and exploring the process of donating work to various environmental organizations and what my feelings about giving were. Previously when I have donated work, I’ve felt a bit resentful as artists are continually asked to donate their work and are frequently the least financially able to do so. But I have been examining why I feel resentful-and come to the conclusion that feeling resentful about being asked to donate, then maybe not donating, didn’t really help me as well as not helping the organization that was asking me to help. If I believe in what the organization is doing and am able to give what I can, then there is no reason for me not to give a painting honoring Nature.