![Art as Therapy: Puddles - Muddles - Possibilities, 36 x 42 in, oil on birch, 2010](/sites/default/files/styles/artwork/public/artworks/AT01_Puddles%2CMuddles%2CPossibilities%208in%2C72%2Cwm_0.jpg?itok=izkGFQ0X)
In Puddles - Muddles - Possibilities, I’m playing with paint, no plan—just happy to be able to start a new series of work, after hiatus Seeing where the grains in the wood might take me an early initiative, then selecting colors to match mood and environment. A feel good effect, a feel good spirit. Nothing’s perfect. Pondering and painting freely. Eventually, patch by patch, there’s a sense of direction and message. The words “Puddles, muddles, possibilities” present, repeat over and again in my head. Gotta think more about these. A good beginning for a new series, I hope. I stop painting while the going is good. Don’t want to overwork. The positive spirit in this piece has me wonder what will come next...