The snow...the snow is crazy. It's everywhere!
From the 24th floor of my office building, I felt like I was in a giant snowglobe all day. Which wasn't that bad. Now at home the streets and sidewalks of my neighborhood have donned a beautiful thick blanket of powdery white snow. Snow always makes things feel so peaceful when it first comes. That's before it gets shoved this way and that and eventually just becomes a part of the slushy city grime. It is so serene right now though. Gives off a fun, vibrant sensation of the impending holiday.
Firm Christmas party is at a club called Metronome. But get this. Don't ask me why in god's name they have decided to throw a hawaain luau party theme in the dead of winter for our christmas function.. The people who plan these parties are Freaks. I am concerned to see what they come up with next. I'm serious, we are told to be festive and dress in tropical garb. Are you kiddin me? I'm going to be wearing something WARM. My grass skirt and coconuts are stayin in the closet, thank you very much. But the pahty should be interesting and probably fun so I'm looking forward to it.
I've stayed up much too late watching mind numbing tv tonight and I'm beat. Been working on a lot of art projects lately though, and not feeling like writing as much. Exerting too much energy in other areas I guess. Maybe that's just my imagination. I finished one canvas with primarily acrylics, a little charcoal... some watercolor & metallics and then a few 11" x 15" pieces that are watercolors, pastels, acrylics and even some colored pencil & charcoal. I also did a couple collages that are still waiting for finishing touches. I guess I'm experimenting a lot with different mediums since I haven't delved this deep into art since high school - maybe about 8 years ago. (Boy that goes quick).
It's just fun and relaxing though. That's the only point. Something about just sitting and listening to music and painting is an ultimate stress reliever. You stop thinking about anything else. It's a beautiful thing. Different than writing, because with writing you are always thinking. Your little brain chugging along, working, working...spinning thoughts... visual art does not have to be like that. It can just be stepping out of your regular thought pattern or your perception of reality and into a mode where only imagination and creative expression matter. Going beyond whatever meets the eye. Yeeeeeaaah maaaan. I'm a freakin sensitive artist maaan. Don't disturb. Hahaaa!
Na it's a good time though. I'm enjoying a little change in pace, especially with the descending winter and all the time indoors. It's time to be creative and find fun, interesting, new things to do. Though I am definitely going to make it out into the cold NY weather to go ice skating in Central Park here pretty soon. Kathleen just got a brand new pair of skates after her beautiful custom $800 pair were burgled from her residence in the spring, so it's high time we get out to the rink so she can fly on those babies. Kathleen is a phenomenal ice skater by the way. Like a princess. Skating awaaaay...skating awaaay...skating awaaaay on the thin ice of a new daaaay----ay!
Posted by Maria at December 6, 2003 02:10 AM | TrackBack