Samhain / Hallowe'en

Light the fires, re-kindle the light

Invite the ancestors to share this night

Remove the locks, unfasten the doors

Let them come, for they are yours

Dearly beloved, living and dead

Join together, break the bread

Insomnia

So, last night was just one of those nights where you can't sleep.
And this is the result

Orion rising,

Resplendent in silence.

No cars

No sounds of life in the still night air

Except the distant trains,

The long slow rumble of a freighter

The staccato click-clack of the overnight express

And so it remains

Until the east brightens

And Orion fades.

And I try

Once again

To sleep

Slow but steady

Here it is, the first thing I've painted in a long time.

In a serendipitous* turn of events I received an invite to an on-line course with the wonderful Tara Leaver, just as I was wondering where to start getting back to my art. The course, entitled Touchstone, is less about how to create, and more about why, when and where - a way to overcome the inner demons, and look at the things that slow you down or stop you.

And this was the result of day one. Not worrying about what I was doing, just slap some paint on to the canvas. It's quick, simple and colourful. And Fun!

*Do you know how many goes I had at spelling that! :)