Summer Painting

 I look back on this painting often, thinking about that time. It was still summer, the middle of August. And I felt like painting something and getting creative again. There was a lot ahead to think about- the Fall semester was going to be starting soon, and my internship a week after that. Things already felt like they were shifting, new things and experiences on the horizon but also the unknown. 

I was painting water, but it kind of looks like mountains or hills. Water is calming and soothing to look out at, in my opinion. I was also trying to paint a sun, that had its rays extending. Perhaps it has a Van Gough sense about it. 

For my mom and sister's birthday, we had a family gathering out at the water, in the still summer days. With most of the family together, it felt like a summer picnic bash and the last cusp of summer vacation mode. And looking out at the water was refreshing and calming.

 I think about that, just the beginning of the last parts of the year and semester and all the rest until now. How different it feels now, and just a whole new season as well entering into Advent and approaching Christmas and winter. 

And that's all I want to do now is 'look out at the water' of life, of this year and just process, contemplate, heal and spiritually refresh. To prepare for the coming of Christ and embrace the specialness of this favorite season of mine.