in a good drawing or painting the space around the subject is as important as the subject itself. in a great painting the perfect balance of space, light, subject and artist's soul sings to the eye. and an unspoken, unthought, conversation between artist and seer begins.
so it goes the same way in a good day. or a great day. space. last week i was operating on no space. no listening. doing doing doing all the frantic doing toxified my days. crowded in on me. burst like little unexpected grenades of crisis and irritating minutae. the more crowding, the more strategizing on my part, the more doing.
space why not sit down for five minutes and give up? why not take a walk? why not call Mary? why not? think of this day like your composition. are the face and hands of the day going to press against the edges of the paper? compose with a light touch. allow some breathing room. enjoy a big white open area of raw paper. ask. listen. kick back as they say. keep it simple and light. make a joke. as the buddhist says drop the story line.
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