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)
Knowing how to begin…often the toughest part.
yes, or when to stop!
So true…
it’s all about the process and not the product, this is what i teach the kinders
Smiling. You do!
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Early Monday morning peace and quiet … makes on think about beginnings!!
The first steps towards anything!!
Yes!
Be prepared … and then go for it with abandon. That’s my take on this 😎
And that take would be right!
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.
Awwww, Nice!
Not a pretty picture I painted here loool
Funny, how far down are you on bottle?
Half of the half.
well, that accounts for the slurring
😂
So far, it looks like something I could do. 😉
Totally!