I love painting, and that’s to stay positive from my painting. I make it a point to celebrate what’s cool and wonderful and beautiful about nature and life, to pass along something interesting, informative or uplifting. Sometimes the smallest tiny thing is what’s important or cool. Sometimes the most reviled creature can be the most beautiful or stirring to me. I trust, in keeping this focus, that people would rather hear the life history of a strange roach we’ve found than to hear me whine about having a bad day or a deathly case of ennui or something. There’s gobs of stuff that nobody needs to know about, and staying positive helps keep a blog worth reading. Your personality can creep through without telling people the nitty details of your day. Which leads me to my next bit of advice.
I find that preparing posts ahead of time, and having a theme for groups of posts (such as a trip you’ve taken, or a place you love, or the birds in your yard, or how you’ve created a painting, or whatever organizing element you wish), where you have to come up with something new and different every day. I find it leads to a totally unfounded feeling of being victimized by my blog (Do I HAVE to post today?? I just posted yesterday!) I like to plan ahead and I write them when I’m in the mood, and coast on them for a week or two until I feel like writing more. At least that’s what works for me.
Media: Water color + Color pencil
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