S3-E12. Painting love, defined.

I haven't been painting as much so I thought I'd work on a piece and verbally ventilate story, as I do.

I changed the name of the piece from love, a question to love, defined after I recorded this. You can see it on Instagram. I am painting while engaging the symbol of The Phoenix; this is a work of transformation. The passages I share come from ⁠Love⁠ by Leo Buscaglia--the book I cut up. And you can listen to my Love, 2021 Playlist if you want. This piece also reflects "as above, so below" which I speak of in my work differently, "as with<in>, so with>out<".

Thoughts:

• Stream-of-consciousness is how I operate--it's my way and I have found ease inside of the process--so am I lazy? Or am I simply mastering my style?
• What I don't do is make it easy on others to engage my work. If you like what you're hearing or what you see, if you've met me and enjoy me, then you'll have to do the work to get to know me and find the links to click on. You can begin at memoirtistry.com.
• I am practicing sobriety of romance; I have come out to myself [in a new way] and am currently in study.
• VW Cabrio commercial that I remembered accurately because I wanted a Cabrio so badly... maybe because Nick Drake lulled me into the desire with Pink Moon.
• Taking money for my paintings can cause me to feel owned by someone. I am a never ending work in progress. When I have no expectations, I can love what is. Allowing the pieces to fall where they lie; I am not wrong.
• I don't know that I believe adulthood is real. Quincy sparked this thought.
• I will study love for the rest of this life.