Science took over without interference from me

After I wrote about my aversion to creating abstract paintings, I went into my studio and proceeded to make a liar out of myself by creating these art journal pages without any trouble at all.

I didn’t have anything in mind to use as a jumping off place, such as a quote, poem, memory, or scenery. I just wanted to play around with paint, and see what happened.

I had a large bottle of bright pink paint sitting on my table, and I went a little mad splashing it on the paper. I did the same with other colors. Science took over without interference from me. I didn’t try to control what was happening or not happening, and the paint & water did what it does best.

Instead of struggling, I found myself playing like a child, much like I do when I’m painting portraits. It wasn’t until I was finished that I stepped back to look at what I had done, and thought, hm, I love what’s happening here. I’m playing, splashing, making blobs, and there hasn’t been a negative ugly thought in my head the entire time.

I took my journal out into the hot sun to dry, and now I’m thinking next time maybe I should paint outside instead. Ooooh, how messy & fun that could get!!

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