This song provokes a lot of feelings in me, it makes me feel sad and motivated at the same time. Best thing it works for painting. I am reading a book about Art Psychology right now and according to studies a moderate level of anxiety is a helping factor in creating quality art.
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Working with the small 0-brush today, small steps now. I've also been doing some paper work in the evening. Tomorrow I'll have a meeting with a consultant about my company and I have to make sure to bring everything. I am not an organized person by nature, but I am good at creating systems, structure and order to things when I want to.
This autumn I will share my passion for Spain and teach some Spanish on Wednesday nights. There are still some spots left, hurry hurry. There will be one beginner's group and one group just for conversations. I am so looking forward to this! You'll find more information on the home page of Medborgarskolan. Picture from San Sebastian, surf paradise in the north of Spain.
Lots of salads, pimientos de padron, sea food, white fish, paella, sushi, pâtés, white dry wine and espressos! That is mainly what we've been eating (oh, we've had some great desserts too). For lunch/dinner we've been to KM5, Blue Marlin, Lio, Es Xarco, Yemanja, Cala Bassa Beach Club, el Pirata, and Ushuaia (I probably forgot some place). I haven't been cooking once, if you don't counting opening a yoghurt in the morning :) All places have had great food. What I miss the most is the fresh fish which they cut open right in front of you and serve you straight away. The cod I have in the freezer just don't taste the same. I'm trying to get back to my routines, but it is hard. I definitely need to upgrade my cooking skills and include some new sea food dishes :) What's ironic is that food is really more important back here since I get hungry in another way, especially since I work out and paint (yes painting requires more brain capacity and energy than one might think). Getting tired by the easel, my thoughts are somewhere else..Sunday I had two conversations which made me want to be elsewhere - guess Im still suffering from post-vacay depression deluxe! Mediterranean turquoise, deep blue, seaweed green. Can't get enough of these colors right now. This is oil (forth layer of paint). This one is on my playlist when I paint right now: in the nighttime
when the world is at its rest you will find me in the place I know the best dancin', shoutin' flyin' to the moon (you) don't have to worry 'cause I'll be come back soon and we build our castle in the sky and in the sand design our own world ain't nobody understand I found myself alive in the palm of your hand as long as we are flyin' All this world ain't got no end in the daytime you will find me by your side tryin' to do my best and tryin' to make things right when it all turns wrong there's no fault but mine but it won't hit hard 'cause you let me shine and we build up castles in the sky and in the sand design our own world ain't nobody understand I found myself alive in the palm of your hand as long as we are flyin' all this world ain't got no end On my bucket list: To illustrate a book cover. The one above is one of Karin Broos' paintings. I think I've written it before, but in the best of worlds I would love to make a book cover for Jostein Gaarder or Paulo Cuelho. I've been to the same cocktails as Jostein Gaarder a couple of times, and I've found myself not being able to do more than to say hello. With his books, he has had a great impact on me, especially during my childhood (spelkortsmysteriet, julmysteriet, Sofies värld). You can admire people for physical accomplishments such as ironman, but for me, a person with such a complex mind and great imaginatery capabilities like Gaarder impress me much more :) One week ago I woke up like this (my lovely girl friend took sneak pictures of me while I was sleeping, I woke up with a camera in my face haha). Now I look out the window and it is all grey and rainy, but hey, that is perfect painting weather. Stay positive right :) |
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