When life gets messy...
Workhorse underpainting
"Workhorse" underpainting
Shadows all wrong
Workhorse 11x14 (in progress)
"Workhorse" 11x14 (in progress)
Shadows corrected
Hi Subscriber
We've all been there. Something unexpected happens and we are thrown
off balance a little...or a lot.
I don't usually share crazy stuff like this, even on Facebook, but hey,
we're real people here and life is sometimes messy. So here goes...
Last night as I was preparing churros for a friend's Mexican-themed
baby shower, the little deep-fried treats exploded...sending a shower
of searing hot oil...right into my face.
Not to worry. I'm ok and going forward with the Shelley Stevens
interview this Monday. The angry red burn marks have already faded to a
lovely pink and I awoke this morning without any significant pain or
blistering.
But last night was a different matter. I thought I might be permanently
disfigured. A few hours of sitting with a chilled towel over my face,
my husband's quick run to the pharmacy for burn ointment, and praying
eventually brought calm.
I pondered. What would I do if that one burn, which landed perilously
close to my eye, were to destroy my vision? What if I could no longer
paint?
Here's what I concluded.
It's all good.
My ultimate job in life is not as artist. It's to honor my Creator with
whatever gifts He places in my hands, for however long He chooses.
No mishap, no matter how big, can change that for one miniscule minute!
So I'm grateful, not just that I was spared much worse, but for the
reminder that my identity is not tied up in the studio. It's rooted in
something no calamity can shake.
And God willing, I should have made a little more progress on this
painting by next Saturday morning.
Until then, keep safe and take time for birdsong,
Jan
p.s. For any who are joining us for the interview. I will be sending
out the zoom link again tomorrow. There's still room for a few more if
you know someone who could benefit from learning about Shelley's
incredible artists' retreat and art residencies in general.
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