I love this, Jennie. As a painter, I understand the emotional impact of color, and also how as the light changes around it, the color changes, too. As I writer, I feel the same way about words. About being deliberate with them. About caring what tone, what mood, what message they will send. I find your writing compelling, comforting , and inspiring as I forge ahead with projects and ideas. I also love the name of this blog. Cheers.
This is my first musing from you and I love it so much! Thank you. Funny you used paint swatches as a kind of creative metaphor. One of my closest friends is an interior decorator and she can just walk into a paint store and pick the right color for whatever, whereas I go in, get overwhelmed and walk out with nothing. My homes always look like I’m either moving in or out. Partly because I’m a renter so I’ve got this…I’m going to have to move again so why hang pictures, but at the same time I want my places to look nice. So I start. Stop. Repeat.
Tongue in cheek enough to make me grin, but also serious enough for me to learn from what was stated.
I love this, Jennie. As a painter, I understand the emotional impact of color, and also how as the light changes around it, the color changes, too. As I writer, I feel the same way about words. About being deliberate with them. About caring what tone, what mood, what message they will send. I find your writing compelling, comforting , and inspiring as I forge ahead with projects and ideas. I also love the name of this blog. Cheers.
Thank you so much Susan! I have the purple butterfly rock you painted me at my front door. I look at it every day and smile 😁
Now I'm smiling, too!
This is my first musing from you and I love it so much! Thank you. Funny you used paint swatches as a kind of creative metaphor. One of my closest friends is an interior decorator and she can just walk into a paint store and pick the right color for whatever, whereas I go in, get overwhelmed and walk out with nothing. My homes always look like I’m either moving in or out. Partly because I’m a renter so I’ve got this…I’m going to have to move again so why hang pictures, but at the same time I want my places to look nice. So I start. Stop. Repeat.
Ah I'm glad you enjoyed it! Your note made me laugh! I do the same thing and I am not a renter. It's hard to commit!