First Painting of 2020

Since September I lost momentum in my personal work. This winter the buoy has been my only creative project. School and teaching and mothering encompass so much of my energy. It is difficult to save energy for my own creative work. Last night I entered the studio without a clue as to where to begin. I didn’t know where the creative process would lead me. Long breaks usually lead to starting over, being rusty. I did not want to work from a photograph- so I set up a little still life. Hopefully I can pick up momentum and get in there more often. On this painting I tried to work on brush stroke economy- saying more with less.