riding the brake
Thalia fills a jelly jar with water, then grabs the brushes and paint tin.
“Not yet.” Nia contemplates tweaks to their images. Why do I look so rigid? “Let’s work a bit — with our eraser — and lines?”
“Brave birds… still fly through fog.” Calliope rests a hand on Tal’s shoulder and reads a 6-word memoir she spied on Instagram.
“Since we don’t know where we’re going —” Urania drums her fingers on studio’s tabletop.
“O-kaaaaaay! Cahh-mentz practice, prahhhhk-ti-sing!”
The more you practice, the better you get, the more freedom you have to create.
~Jocko Willink
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
~Confucius
A note from LoveLetterist:
I'm aware of my tendency to want to gallop into completing projects with allowing them sufficient room to breathe and take shape.
Yes... I'd like there to be muse picture book.
Who is it for? Dunno.
What age range? Not sure.
What's it gonna be about? Hmmm....
So how about if I spend some time flying in the fog while working on my drawing and painting skills?
There's certainly room to get better.
'Tis a season to remember that showing up slow... can be a/the present.
You know I’m prone to jump to conclusions, or even plow right into them, so no surprise that I saw a nasty looking saber-toothed sword to the left of Cal’s image! Then there are paint tins... 😔 such initial silly conclusions no longer surprise me. 😵💫 Just practicing my surprised look.
I’m always hopeful when I see Nia’s rigid form that it’s not a sign of rigor mortis or the effects of accidentally ingesting some of Tal’s ADHD medicine. Perhaps the idea of Yoga would help with the rigidity. Would she feel self conscious? That she could never do a Sun Salutation? Tell her I think she’d be a natural. 😊
The 6-word quote Cal found was gob smacking to me (and likely just about everyone else here for its minimalist statement of truth). So glad you shared the quote.
Jocko Willink, Navy Seal and 20 years of service to his country (imagine the training to champion very demanding situations) is also an English Major. “The pen is mightier than the sword.” I’m not kidding about either aspect that define key parts of his life.
So, LoveLetterist, you ensure there’s never a dull moment. And I say so with all due respect for your creative spirit.