YOu Get to Paint

You get to paint
What should I paint?
Listen, think about it
...
The inspiration wil come
...
Here are your supplies
What do I have to do?
You don't have to do anything, you get to paint whatever you feel like
So if i feel like painting a fish?
Then you can paint a fish.
What if I don't like fish
That's fine, it's up to you.
o.k. (picks up brush) I get it.
I knew you would
Just one thing
Yes?
(points to canvas) Can I put green here?


I had the opportunity to teach Achievement Days (A calling where you teach 8-12 year old girls LDS girls about health, safety, spirituality, and other values) This month we're focusing on art. Crafts have never been my talent or forte, but I love to create art for its own sake and do open ended projects. This month we're following the lds international art competition theme "Make Known his marvelous works and wonders" With that them in mind the girls got to paint whatever they wanted. There's a lovely variety of paintings, but at first it took a while to explain that it didn't have to be one set thing. The theme is extremely open ended and encompasses all the creations on earth and in the skies, but they kept on asking me if it was o.k. if they drew or painted certain things. Hence my "poem".

How often does this transcend our lives? Not only in art, but in all aspects of our lives. What do you do to see the beauty around yourself, try new things, and step out of your comfort zone?