My Desk with Cheesecake and Coffee. Shae Reid Dec. 2011
Its the holidays ... beach weather. Time for sleeping in and books, lazy mornings and walks in the afternoons, spending time with my boys. Good food being created in our kitchen and treats appear in the cupboards. Daydreaming in my studio where there is coffee and wild cheesecake, working at night in here when my boys are asleep...I long to paint... boldly, big ...in pastel hues with indulgent brights added in to make my paintings pop! But alas... I am going through one of those frustrating moments where it doesn't quite seem to work. Too many ideas, too many directions, wanting to do so many things at once and then I am lost in the wonderment of which way to turn next, which way to weild my paintbrush.Experimenting with pen and watercolours, black ink and my computer to create new designs and patterns and then again returning to my paint box...wanting to create work that means something...to me...to someone?
Self Portrait with Jewels and Stars. Copyright Shae Reid Dec,. 2011
I know this will pass ... divine timing and ideas must come into play first and then it will all fall into place once again ... a new burst of inspiration. For now there is reading to be done,learning, the rediscovery of some famous masterpainters, welcoming a new year with friends and the completion of some speckled stars overlooking Venice and a white forest on canvas to be worked upon ...
Oh and I thought I should add in my ballet flat black glittering shoes too. I lost one of these to the sea, the tide swept it away when I wasn't looking ( a perfect little boat for an unsuspecting sea nymph?) ...I only got to wear them twice... oh well, things come and go, but here they are photographed to be remembered for a moment and maybe to be included in a future painting. Celebrated under our Jacaranda tree which is raining violet blossoms each day ... another inspiration from the window of my studio! Maybe getting lost is a good thing sometimes?
