The irony and unexpected joy of today is that I wrote my haiku earlyish this morning based on yesterday’s painting productivity and I had closed all the windows in the house but today turned out so warm and beautiful that I re-opened them all again. Today felt much more like summer (a lovely summer’s day not too hot and not at all muggy) than fall. That’s okay. Much as I love fall, I’ll take this too.
Painting is from A Year of Mary [Oliver] with Effy Wild through her patreon account. I finished her yesterday but she is April’s painting. We create a painting a month throughout 2021 based on a Mary Oliver poem. I love the course so much that I’m savouring it by doing a painting every couple of months! Not on purpose but I did realise that was happening. I love Effy’s style and way of presenting and interpreting the poems and I love being immersed in the world of Mary Oliver. Who wouldn’t? If you’re not familiar with Mary Oliver’s work, I envy you the joy of discovering it. This is the prose poem in its entirety: “If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happened better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.” ~Mary Oliver May your day be filled with unexpected joy. I can’t think of a better kind. Day 262 Windows closed nature’s palette outside creativity within Day 19 of Effy’s blogalong
7 Comments
9/20/2021 06:21:06 am
This is a beautiful painting! I'm starting a year of illuminated lettering. A year of Mary may come after!
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9/20/2021 05:35:21 pm
What a beautiful painting!!
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Helga
9/20/2021 09:42:46 pm
This is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing. And for your kindness in comments on my own blog. 😘❤️
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Gina Maloney
9/22/2021 12:55:30 am
Lovely picture and lovely sentiments. I'm going to spend some time with Mary soon.
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