Watercolors
I’ve always enjoyed doing quick watercolor paintings, and lately they have become essential to my process. These paintings help me develop and manifest the shapes I want to create, but most importantly, they help to loosen my hand and mind, as well as fuel my creative momentum.
If I feel tired, down, or in need of reconnection with myself, I paint. It has helped me to get in touch with the curious 9-year-old painter in me. And how I have missed her so much! I don’t think that innocently creative part of me was present during my undergrad/grad years.
While painting, I noticed that I was drawing many circles with a line through them, similar to the diagram I used to explain the concept behind “Line of Breath.” The image itself is probably ingrained in my head, and the circle is universal. Regardless, when I see and draw a circle with a line through it, I feel I’m closer to expressing what my fear and inner barriers feel like in my lower abdomen.
I’m not sure if I’ll eventually make finished watercolor paintings, or if they will always be sketches, but I’m sure I’ll continue creating them. Sometimes I wonder if I can “paint” with watercolors through sound vibrations. What kind of paper can I use? How would the water move through the paper?
