The mood of my studio is one of hopeful disposition. Not only is it hopeful, it is encouraging, it believes in me and knows that I’ll find my way through challenges. The persona that envelops my studio is patient and understanding of those days and weeks when ideas are being internally fostered.
I’m working on these small paper pieces now, with no sense of what they mean and how they might be moving me towards my next series. This is definitely a stage that feels uncomfortable. Honestly, I’m even a bit irritable as I seek more freedom with time to let it all process to the point when I finally find myself flowing seamlessly through a painting, carefree and light.
What is saving me and my well-being is the reputation I’ve built of myself, for myself. I know this stage. I recognize it and trust that it is simply part of the cycle. It’s okay that I have moments of struggle, I can accept those thoughts knowing, they are just symptoms of a healthy process in growth and change. Sometimes those challenges feels heavier and more steep than the last, but I know for certain, on the other side is something beautiful and new.
I’m so grateful to be here, feeling it all. Living my dream.
16 x 12 inches
OIL on ARCHES PAPER
*currently available directly from my studio
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Deb says
Love your healthy perspective and thought process Mary! You always land in a beautiful creative zone 🥰
Mary Lynn Burke says
Thanks so much Deb! It’s all of those adjustments to the summer routine/non-routine and the plan to pre-stretch my canvases that are pausing my production a bit. I often have experiments in the works that need to be solved before I resume towards a new series. Never content to repeat a process for long!