“I am my own muse, the subject I know best.”
Frida Kahlo
I thought I’d share my latest illustration… one that I’m actually quite happy about. Not because of the quality, or any techniques that I used, but because it’s the result of some reflecting I did after my post on technology, social media, and the series that I plan to do which involves my thoughts on both of these things.
I’m still moving forward with that series, but the other day I got to thinking that sometimes the ugly truth is just that… plain old ugly. It’s like my mind can only take things like that in small doses… otherwise it’s just plain old depressing.
I started thinking about how when you want to quit something – like smoking or drinking for example – the best way to do it is to focus on what you want to do, not what you don’t want to do.
So, if you think you don’t want cigarettes and alcohol, well… cigarettes and alcohol will be all that your brain focuses on and the next thing you know you’ve got a martini in your hand and a ciggy between your lips.
But… if you think about jogging (or walking) around the park a few times, and enjoying a healthy fruit smoothie from the local juice bar, then eventually your neural pathways will change and these new thoughts and habits will replace the old.
I thought that maybe images that depict the bad or questionable aspects of technology and/or social media might be effective (in small doses), but what if I also did images depicting things that a person could do instead? Or things that “I” could do instead (I don’t want to be the pot calling the kettle black).
Why focus on the bad when there are so many good things to think about, you know? So, that is where this illustration came from, and I am happy about that. She’s a woman… an artist… a painter… looking for her muse within… (without a cellphone or a selfie!).
Anyway, that’s about all for now. I am happy tonight, feeling positive, and I look forward to my next project – whatever it might be!
Until later,
Peace & Love!
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.
Pablo Picasso
a sprinkle of faith 
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