After Emily!

Don't seem to have much energy today - again!!!  feeling very unfocused, couldn't seem to focus on anything i tried!   It is this feeling of only having a few days out of the mudroom and i need to paint, but don't feel a strong direction any which way!   very frustrating!  Tried lots of things, watching videos by artists whose work i love, a short walk, wrote in my journal.....then went to one of my "go to" that usually gives me at least some feelings of satisfaction!  

I've loved Emily Mason's work for a while now and so i lay on the sofa and reread about her work as a female artist in a time when the art scene was so dominated by men!   She had a very distinct voice - and i am drawn to the type of work she does....but it's so unlike what i do right now!   anyway, the only thing i know to be true is that sometimes you just have to do something!!!   And another thing i know is that if you are really stuck....copy something!   Really simple but yet not!   So i spent about an hour this afternoon copying a few of her paintings, and then adding some of my own marks.   A bit more content...but still not comfortable.

Terry comes home tomorrow....i've really missed him (maybe that's part of my issue) he has a very long drive, probably about 12-13 hours...so it'll be very late when he comes in!   I'll try and wait up for him :)