Still Joy
I love this painting … the colors and the stillness uplift me … hence the name. My affirmation for the day is “still joy” … that is what I want to foster in me and in the world.
Still Joy, Digital © Diane Clancy
Many times of my life I have been filled with still joy even if I have been way too busy … I want to reclaim that still center of myself where I am centered and joyful, even when way too busy … time to get back in alignment!! The quiet sun today is an early spring sun – this actually enhances the process I think. I wish still joy for all of you too!
I am thrilled you preferred the second image yesterday … The first one took a long time to find a car and get it all set up … but the colors and formatting came pretty easily once I got the car in the 3D painting. I was concerned it was too close to “Theory” so I worked and worked and worked to get a painting I at least sort of liked that was different and felt fairly harmonious.
So you liked the painting (in general anyway) that flew out of me. The creative process was in the flow and just moving right along. The other took much longer and never flowed how I wanted .. I think, so often, it is the creative projects that flow that are more effective. Certainly there are still often lots of tedious and slow details to do, but the general creativity comes easily.
Not that is always the case, sometimes it is after struggling with something, that the floodgates open up and wow … it flows! Creativity is so interesting! Hope your day is excellent!
~ Diane Clancy
Hi Diane,
I love this piece, and the words you are using here. I am glad you have still joy to work with today. I know I’ll be influenced by your words as I go through my day. Beautiful!!
Please come by to see my post from yesterday. I linked to you, because I am writing about the Blogger’s Choice Awards, and asking all the art bloggers to write asking for ART as a category for next time. I also told them I nominated you and they can vote for you.
I’ll bet we can get Art added as a category if we lobby. I wanted you to know, so maybe we can get people to write and ask. Thanks! 🙂
OMG Diane I think all along I thought these were digital collages…no idea they were painted! WOW!
Still joy is such a mystery to me…Thank you for reminding us of the silent beauty of stillness, sweet joy, and often we forget (oh how I forget!) to stop and really appreciate the little quiet things in our lives.. Thank you for making my day 🙂
You are busy, but manage a post every day and I look forward to it every day, I am so happy about that. I am glad that you also manage to find your joyful center on a regular basis, because isn’t it wonderful when you do? That is my aim in life always and I try to achieve moments like it every day.
I know exactly what you mean by “Still Joy.” In the painting also.
And may you have many moments of still joy in every day you live – I think we feel it more when it is a rush rather than a general feeling of contentment – as an ungrateful species, I guess we only notice things when there is a contrast. those feelings of centred happiness are so precious.
Lovely image….again. Your world glows.