I still wasn’t sure exactly what form the painting would take. But I did know how I should begin. Those first steps—which brush to use, what color, the direction of the first stroke—had come to me out of nowhere: they had gained a foothold in my mind and, bit by bit, taken on a tangible reality of their own. I loved this process.
~ Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore: A Novel. (Knopf, October 9, 2018)
Photo: cnd.ha (via Your Eyes Blaze Out)
Live & Learn 
Knowing how to begin…often the toughest part.
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yes, or when to stop!
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So true…
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it’s all about the process and not the product, this is what i teach the kinders
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Smiling. You do!
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Early Monday morning peace and quiet … makes on think about beginnings!!
The first steps towards anything!!
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Yes!
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Be prepared … and then go for it with abandon. That’s my take on this 😎
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And that take would be right!
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You, and Murakami, make a monday sound so inspirational!
I’m sitting here with half a bottle of wine, a fat Barbacoa burrito, a jar of dill pickles, and hot sauce. Today was like a messy friday after two weeks with no weekend in between.
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Awwww, Nice!
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Not a pretty picture I painted here loool
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Funny, how far down are you on bottle?
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Half of the half.
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well, that accounts for the slurring
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😂
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So far, it looks like something I could do. 😉
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Totally!
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