don't fade

The challenge was...

Paint an emotion. Or paint how your mojo feels the day you sit down to paint. The challenge is to not use any distinct shapes, just keep it abstract.

THIS. WAS. A. CHALLENGE.  Infact, I sat down with this canvas EARLY this morning, and had to set it aside several times, until finally I decided that perhaps the only thing abstract about me is the inside of my brain...  and that without words, I am at a total loss.  I need words to create... Without words, I got nothing.

So I broke the rules completely...  but I know Mark (the challenge originator) will forgive me for it.  I am not a girl who thinks inside the box...  And yet I failed the only abstract challenge given to me.....  How is that possible?

Either way...  Here's my painted emotion.  Was feeling much like my soul was fading.  So I painted some words to make it stop. 

Don't Fade.

 

And there is perhaps one other person on the planet who will pick up on the song reference.  Words are half the inspiration, and typically the other half is music.

Comments

[mark]

Forgive? No forgiveness is needed! You are not a conformist. You express yourself through pictures and colors and words, and I wouldn't expect anything different. The progression of colors, and the colors you chose, are emblematic of the process you were putting yourself through. You didn't fail! What you painted is a reflection of who you are, and that was all this was really about.

"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."

-- Christopher Robin to Pooh