nothing like a fresh coat of paint....

“If I paint a wild horse, you might not see the horse... 

but surely you will see the wildness!”
― Pablo Picasso

 Days before we got married, we (with huge help from my parents) 

painted our living room walls a fresh and clean bright white - 

a stark contrast to the dulled yellow formerly present. 

But now both of the bedrooms are begging for the same face lift. 

So, while my handsome husband cleaned the floors in the bathroom and kitchen last night

AND put away the clean clothes 

that had become somewhat of a permanent heap in the chair in our bedroom...

I feel inspired and ready to push my sleeves up to my elbows
and dip my brush into that crisp white paint again.

So tonight there will be carpet shampooing for him 

(have you done that before? I am a little in love with the carpet shampooing machine)

and painting, painting, painting for me. 

We make a pretty good team, me and Mr. D. The best. 

And somehow he manages to make even the most mundane of chores fun and music-filled

for which I am so thankful.

photograph from here.

the colors in my mind.

"I have dreamed in my life, 

dreams that have stayed with me ever after, 

and changed my ideas; they have gone through and through me,

like wine through water, 

and altered the color of my mind."
— Emily Brontë

I used to mainly wear achromatic colors -

blacks, browns and grays.

I thought it was classier, but in reality it was a survival method -

a way to slip away. To observe and easily integrate.

But somewhere I developed a love for color.

Just as I've learned to creatively write when

my spirit is happy and full of joy - 

the art of creating vibrancy in an already brilliant world. 

For a long time I was afraid that only somberness could draw 

words easily through my mind. 

simple lines.

Lately simple drawings really appeal to me

Especially work from the two artists below

There is something extremely refreshing about them

Love them both.

by Paper Sparrow

by Paper Sparrow

By Nan Lawson

By Nan Lawson

By Nan Lawson

Orange, lately.

 

 I have never been a huge fan of orange, 

but lately I am loving it

Photos found on Full House