Thursday, February 9, 2012

San Francisco Bay, February 9, 2012

San Francisco Bay, February 9, 2012
Oil on Wood
6"X8"
Maira Kalman was at City Arts and Lectures last Friday promoting her new book,  "Why We Broke Up," with her hilarious co-author, Daniel Handler. Among the tidbits I took to heart about her creative process:
"... collecting meaningless moments through the day and that becomes your life."
"Daydreaming is the basis of everything."
And then the clincher:
"... just trying to be occupied. Until. You know. The inevitable."
Isn't that the truth? The first light. The morning walk. The chance encounter. The dog on the couch. It's what I do. And what I paint. Occupying myself.

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