Re-Kindling The Fire

Re-Kindling The Fire

Since I haven't posted for almost two weeks,

you might think my fire went out.

And since that almost never happens,

you might be right - 

Sort of!

I've been sick.
I have no voice.
I've had no energy.

I'm having computer problems.

But now I'm ready to re-kindle my fire.

When you lay a fire the first thing you put in is some paper or something else easy to burn.

Then you add some material that is a little sturdier, like cardboard.

Then you add some dry twigs.

Next you'll need something bigger, but not much bigger.

Then you light it and wait a few minutes.

You might have to fan the flames at this point.

You might need to add more small dry material.

Once it starts to go, then you'll add some bigger pieces of wood

and finally you'll add logs when it's really going.

In my re-kindle my fire activity

I went to my go to activity first.

1. My go to activity is something I paint with ease or something I really like to paint.  In this case, it was a re-do of a painting.  (I'll show you later).

2.  Start Small and Build Up.  Just like in building a fire, you don't put the logs on first, but you start with the small stuff that burns easily and build up from there.  I didn't start out with a brand new painting, but I pulled out something I had done a while ago that I wasn't happy with and worked on a section of it.  

3.  I fanned the flames by watching a few videos of what I wanted to work on, painting clouds, and then I decided what I wanted to change in the painting and finally I started painting.

4.  In building a fire you have to add more wood in varying degrees as the fire grows, so in my painting, once I had the clouds finished, I worked on the background trees, hay field and finally the hay bales.  

5.  Enjoy what you create.  As I created/repainted this painting, I enjoyed every section along the way that I re-did, and if I didn't repaint it, I totally enjoyed that portion.  After all, I had nothing to lose.  I already didn't like the painting so I only had one way to go - 

UP!

 So, I've been motivated and I hope you have too.

Have a great day

and let's paint together sometime.