The cross-legged Sukhasana position starts the yoga session with relaxation and deep breathing. At the beginning I tried to achieve it, straightened my legs, folded one leg in, tried crossing, nothing but sheer agony. Now I'm ok for a few minutes in Sukhasana, not perfect like the instructor, but ok.
Painting the background in a figurative piece has the same history. My beginning pieces had no color, no shape in the background; then color gradations, nothing obvious, just a hint of color. Then shapes of color, something to lead the eye. Little by little, I have inched my way into painting backgrounds that become part of the story.
Just like Sukhasana, so uncomfortable in the beginning, painting the background now brings some joy. I don't love it, but a little stretch of ability and a little mental perseverance transformed I can't into I can.
This painting combined figurative with fitting grafitti from a LA reference photo.
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