Hello everyone! Happy February. I hope this finds you all doing well. Winter is still upon us but I have taken comfort in noticing that the days are getting longer. Not much warmer though!
January was a good month for me. I started working on more repertoire for my patients at the hospital. One way I like to do this is by making what I call a "cheat sheet." This is where I just write down all of the chords that are in the song and from there I play the melody "by heart." I like saying it that way, playing by heart. I do not like to read music while playing for patients because I want to be able to watch their response to the music. A few new ones I am doing are, "Gartan Mother's Lullaby, " which is a very pretty Irish melody. Also, "Nocturne," by Evert Taube, "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen and "Imagine," by John Lennon. All of them are slow and haunting and very comforting.
I also did some art, as you can see by the photo above. This is the newest piece I did. As many of you know, I use discarded canvases/paintings done by local art students. This one took me a long time because I could not see anything in the original painting. Finally, I took some tissue paper and covered up some of the areas I did not like and then it came together. This one is my current favorite. I love the animals I got from a nature coloring book . A friend remarked how the images/drawings really capture the spirit of the animal. I think that is true too. I also love to color flowers. The purple/blue circle in the right corner was there already. It was originally just a blue circle and I put the purple and green inside. I do not know what it is but I like that it has an element of abstract to it. It can be whatever you want to see in it. Everyone will have a different interpretation.
Art and music are a good way to soothe the soul in these challenging times. I hope you are all finding good ways to soothe your soul. Thanks for stopping by!
best to all!
