In this time of no alarm clocks, I’ve had the luxury of paying more attention to my dreams and the messages they have for me, including new directions to explore in painting. Dreams about transformation, being at a crossroads, and trusting my instincts have led me back to explorations of intuitive painting. I’m letting my left hand lead, making marks with unusual tools, and working with layers to capture the look of a painting in a recent dream. Here’s a closeup of the intense colors of the first layer as I start to add a layer of white:

After I finished adding the white, I came back with glazes of more intense color:

To echo the dream painting, I’m now in the process of adding dark linear marks:

As one of my favorite poems suggests, I’m trying to “leave the roots on” and see where the painting wants to go. Here’s the layout as it appears in the wonderful anthology Teaching with Fire:

And here’s the cover: