Daily Painting

It's been nearly a month since I blogged, and how much has happened in that one month! We are all under lockdown with strict social distancing rules. In this time, I think not of what I cannot do, but I'm thinking hard of what I can. What challenge can I set myself around these rules, and overcome something I've been scared to try? One thing comes to mind - plein-airing on my own. Pushing myself internally excites me. I feel so much power thinking of setting myself a restraint and having the willpower to see it through. I am reborn that way. I know I can do it. Last week, I reached out to Jane and we went plein-airing in downtown Los Altos. We sat across an intersection from each other, and it made such a difference to me to know that she was there, painting away as well. A passer-by stopped by my chair on the sidewalk and thanked me for being normal. At the end of that session, I said to Jane, "See you tomorrow, same time!" and suggested a place. We met there