And Its Goodnight From Me - Close Your Eyes

Does closing your eyes even briefly give you that moment of inner peace or a chance to focus and organise the thoughts rushing round a chaotic mind?

When I am painting I often close my eyes to give myself an insight into the fantasy world I am making. What and where is the central focus? What are the colours? Maybe it is a trick of the mind I can use when I write. So as well as doodles in my art journal I'm now going to make a note book to word doodle my ideas.

I am guessing I need to use the things that make me want to draw to write as the methods of inspiration listed are much the same. I am probably, more than likely, totally wrong but it's a thought.

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Morning Pages - Waterfalls

Morning Pages

One of the journal prompts suggested on a website is to use a photograph. I have loads of those being an image nut! So my morning pages are going to be from my photo collection.

How apt? The first one is Betws-y-Coed (try spelling that after a couple of scrumpies). I love waterfalls especially ones that are magically surrounded by nature's beauty like Swallow Falls here. That really gets my fantasy juices going with images of fairies and cheeky pixies. I have no idea why there would be that bizarre connection in my head -- who am I to argue with my muses.

I love the way the water seemingly so gentle as it approaches the edge then cascades with such power under gravity to the lower pool in circles of frothy white. After such a chaotic frenzy of action it then flows gently onward on its journey as if nothing had happened. A brief interlude of noisy even aggressive activity surrounded by peaceful serenity.

Jems 31 August 2007

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