Mare's Tail

Horse Tail

Who can say why we do the things we do? I certainly have no idea why I love to paint abstracts. That's not entirely true. I love the freedom of expression, the raw creativity and I love playing with color.

After "trying" to paint Roble Rey I felt the need to be free.

I love to name my paitings but it can be kind of challenging when I paint something like this abstract. After some pondering I came up with Horse Tail. I'll leave it to you to try and figure out as to why.

Walker

Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas

I was raised with the old bromide "Waste not. Want not". Believe me that one has stuck in my head to the point of sometimes my being a cheapskate. Also, I suppose, my Scot ancestry didn't help.

When I paint a picture there is generally paint leftover. Getting paint back in the tube is kind of like trying to un-ring a bell. I just can't bear to waste the paint. So, I take the opportunity to really let fly and try to create something with just the paint I have left.

Upon finishing WHEAT FIELDS & WILDFLOWERS, as usual, I had paint that needed using. Hydrangeas is what that paint wanted to be.

Don't waste paint! Cuz what you may really wasting is your innate creativity.  It's a wonderful opportunity to be free and be bold without fretting about the outcome.

Walker