Friday, June 20, 2008

Thoughtful Friday

I painted this watercolor over the last few days in the little space between dinner cleanup and bath time. The inspiration was my favorite brush that had gone missing and turned up in a search for another craft item. And I tried to let the brush and paint dictate the translation of some of the natural forms that I have been enjoying lately.

"Zen painting is free, effortless, natural painting. There is no planning, thought, or struggle. When one is engaged with Zen painting, there is no painter and no thing being painted; the painter and the painted are one."
Quotation by
Gwendalin Aranya/Chuan Kung Shakya, Zen Priest and Artist

Have a happy weekend!

4 comments:

mayaluna said...

This is a very beautiful post, and I the painting is quite stunning! I'd like to learn to incorporate "Zen Painting" into all that I do...easier said, than done. Thanks for this inspiration.

Your new header and layout feel just right...I really love it!

daysease said...

Gorgeous! Love that. and your header is pretty.

Anonymous said...

Aaack, your paper doodling makes my needle and threading look simpleton!! Beautiful Patricia! And there is so much inspiration in your last few posts that I've made a note to come back to them in the morning when I've had coffee and am bright eyed and bushy tailed.

Julie said...

What a beautiful painting!!