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Last Sunday I finally had an afternoon to devote to painting.  There was a nice steady rain all morning and then early in the afternoon  the sun was barely making her appearance through the mist.  I wasn't sure what I was going to paint that day until I opened the blinds to the large window in my temporary studio.  I quickly decided to paint what was before me - the wet damp woods silhouetted against the light gray clouds.  The birds were perched in the trees right in front of the window as if they were waiting for the rain to subside.   Instead of seeing the day as dreary, I found it beautiful and peaceful.  I opened the window so I could experience the earthy smell of the damp woods and hear the birds. 

All my large blank canvases are in storage for the moment since I'm living in limbo.  I looked through the existing paintings leaning against the wall and found one that I never really liked too much.  I decided to paint over the existing abstract but allowed some of the warm colors to shine through where it worked. 

It is great to plan paintings, but sometimes the best things happen when you experiment and let spontaneous happy accidents occur.

Linda