I loved everything you wrote in this post, especially the part about becoming your subject while you paint. Empathy as an art technique sounds right to me, but what I love about this piece is that it's also the foundation to be feeling part of this biosphere we share with other animals and plants. I bookmarked it so I can read it again this afternoon after I've had some time to let it soak in. I'm looking forward to Friday's prompts.
(The painting is looking terrific. Your work is so beautiful.)
As I was lying here frustrated about my brain not on board with getting to sleep, I decided to catch up on my substacks and I’m so glad I did! Thank you for such a wonderful post...I told my boys this would be our summer of noticing (mostly in hopes they’ll notice they’ve left their shoes out, but you know) so it feels synchronistic to read your words tonight! I was lucky enough to have my first hummingbird visitor of the season today, a mother squirrel who comes throughout the day (I’m sure I’m going to find her in my kitchen at some point, ha!), and a huge brown rabbit! It was a good day in the garden to have so many visitors, made me want to find a trail and look for more things to notice. Thank you!!
Thank you for this post Natalie. I've been thinking and writing about the same ideas. I can't expect the big adventures to sustain me. The magic of my everyday world offers me nourishment daily. This morning I reveled in the glint and shimmer of sun on the grass and on little spiderwebs. Loved your descriptions of the water birds.
I loved everything you wrote in this post, especially the part about becoming your subject while you paint. Empathy as an art technique sounds right to me, but what I love about this piece is that it's also the foundation to be feeling part of this biosphere we share with other animals and plants. I bookmarked it so I can read it again this afternoon after I've had some time to let it soak in. I'm looking forward to Friday's prompts.
(The painting is looking terrific. Your work is so beautiful.)
As I was lying here frustrated about my brain not on board with getting to sleep, I decided to catch up on my substacks and I’m so glad I did! Thank you for such a wonderful post...I told my boys this would be our summer of noticing (mostly in hopes they’ll notice they’ve left their shoes out, but you know) so it feels synchronistic to read your words tonight! I was lucky enough to have my first hummingbird visitor of the season today, a mother squirrel who comes throughout the day (I’m sure I’m going to find her in my kitchen at some point, ha!), and a huge brown rabbit! It was a good day in the garden to have so many visitors, made me want to find a trail and look for more things to notice. Thank you!!
Thank you for this post Natalie. I've been thinking and writing about the same ideas. I can't expect the big adventures to sustain me. The magic of my everyday world offers me nourishment daily. This morning I reveled in the glint and shimmer of sun on the grass and on little spiderwebs. Loved your descriptions of the water birds.