Day 156- Study with pink sweater

                                                          Day 156- Study with pink sweater
                                                         9 x 12 inches, acrylics on paper

I think what I have been trying to say is that it is better to have the story revealed in a painting
through the act of painting itself, rather than dictating it. Also, painting without a specific idea in mind can reveal multiple story lines which is more interesting. Of course the only reason I  like to see stories in paintings is that it increases my pleasure in them. And then yesterday when I painted this
I knew it was finished because visually it was complete, and it is only the first paragraph of a story but that is fine too. There really doesn't have to be any story but a story, or even better multiple stories makes it much more attractive. So am I really saying I am painting just for pleasure? Hmm...yes. (Lets face it we stay alive because life is pleasurable even when it sucks)
(Sorry for all the blabbering...)
                                                                    Hugs-