I cleared my south wall of bookshelves. All the ‘stuff’ from the shelves covered, at height, my six tables and the laundry bench area. Early in the week I set to empty seven<\/strong> sets of Ivar shelves. There are still a few artworks to be hung but downstairs is looking great. Fresh. The new me? Three beach walks in this wintry week, and my resolve of last week to not return laden lasted one day only<\/em>. Finally<\/strong> I pressured myself to timetable Instagram<\/a> to the top of my ToDo List.
\nThe fresh feel the painting exudes will keep my surroundings inspiring me as this is mostly where my days are spent.
\nThe coming way too quickly<\/em> December Gallery exhibition has simply hurried the process up. Prioritising the painting over making artworks was necessary I feel but it has also happened now because I am learning to be a bit more<\/em> realistic about time planning.
\nIn theory I’d love it if my list-fueled array of tasks were static and regularly achievable but reality gives me something akin to a game of snakes and ladders.
\nIn doing the painting now I am preparing for the appearance of snakes.
\nNever boring.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/janmullen.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/repainting-replacing-1.jpg\")
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\nTo paint the wall with FOUR coats of white to cover the red.
\nTo paint the skirting board charcoal – even though it won’t be seen it looks great.
\nAnd to clean up of course. Have<\/a> I mentioned that I am a very messy painter?
\n<\/em>On Thursday arvo I set to replace six<\/strong> of those seven shelves and start the jigsaw puzzle of re-placing most, but not all of these precious supplies.
\nDone…..but done, of course, with a whole load of creative dreaming.
\nWe, Miff and I, have some lovely fabrics including thouse bought specifically for dressmaking.
\nWe are both very keen and unfortunately time poor.
\nLuckily that didn’t stop me patting favourite pieces and thinking…maybe we can play together soon?<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nUnfortunately I can’t continue the refresh upstairs more than we have encroached in the last week – there is too much being stored there at the moment.
\nNext year my plan is that we’ll be repainting our home (next door) and finishing the studio upstairs.
\nFresh is good.
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\nSea urchins started the rot of resolve.
\nRopes, of which I already have a couple of boxes, were picked up every day – though I feel that picking these up is like removing litter…and is quite altruistic?
\nA few sea-worn feathers and tiny pieces of sea-sanded wood fitted in my hands and pockets. Minimal and restrained????
\nAt least I didn’t bring the fish home…<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThere were a few reasons why I have delayed a jump onto\/dive into this wonderfully pictorial platform.
\nPrimarily I knew that it was sure to be a visually tempting\/time-sucking<\/em> vortex.
\nI was also undecided about how best to use the time it will suck up.
\nPlus, I was also unsure of the protocols and intricacies of they system.<\/p>\n