Dear <<First Name>>,

Visionary abstract painters have a bit of a problem. At the start of a painting, we may catch a vision for what the painting is to become - yet aiming too directly toward this vision can shortchange the richness needed to bring it to life. 

Here’s what I mean. 

My dear student had a vision of three orange orbs. She felt compelled to paint them in the first layer. So there they sat, three orange orbs, and everything that came after had no place to go. The orbs remained undeveloped and unsurprising, and sat in this stalemate for months. Finally, she let go of the orb idea and let her intuition take her painting someplace new. After a while, lo and behold, the orbs reappeared in radiant glory and settled into their now well-developed home.

So many times I've seen abstract painters get frustrated that their vision doesn't translate directly into paint. 
 
I say, think of your vision as only a clue. In its own good time it will become reinvented in the language of paint, infused with your life force!

So, let it play in the back of your mind while you paint a home for it. Fill that home with enthusiasm and spontaneity and the energy of your vision. Let the energy be a counterpoint, so that when the vision does land, in its own natural way, it can come alive.

“My Nourishing Sanctuary,” at top, began with a vision: I saw a flock of teal diamonds. Instead of painting them directly, I gave them a home first, and filled it with energy. Then, the teal diamonds arrived in a surprising way and nestled in with joy.

Yours in the joy of beauty and spirit,

P.S. Please join me in painting The Inspired Abstract online. See below.  

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