During December 2018 and January 2019 I had a bit of extra time on my hands, somewhere around 35 days.  In my life, time has always seemed to be the limiting factor; you know the saying “so many things to do, people to see, etc. and so little time.”  Suddenly I had lots of time to think, to plan, to do…

So, I started painting.  Over the years I have enjoyed the “Sip and Paint” type events with friends and on my own but I had never even considered that I might like creating my own paintings until I happened upon a sale on canvases about a week after enjoying another “paint party”.  So, during my “free time” I remembered that I had a stash of canvases on hand, found some paint online available for pick-up at the local store, scrolled through my photos for inspiration(sunset), and created my first original piece.

I loved it, but more than that, the experience was calming and restorative.  More on “art as therapy”  later.