This was done during a 3 hour life drawing session on Sunday afternoon. This is my second portrait painted in oils and I'm excited about the potential. What floors me is that the shift in my ability to paint hasn't come from practicing painting, it came as a result of the yoga therapy I'm learning, doing, and teaching. In movement, when the parts of the body move congruently the result is better stability and balance. It's amazing to see how this shift in the way I move and see has translated to painting, because I haven't been painting.
I head to Calgary on Monday to complete my final week of training to become a Certified Yoga Therapist. I've written 104 case studies and drawn 82 heads so far. I love seeing how these two worlds are pulling closer together, one informing the other. I love seeing how going into the discomfort of the unknown and difficult has resulted in something less of a day dream and more of a reality.
