I Cannot Imagine My Life Without Painting

I have an art studio in the back of my garage.
It lures me in on a daily basis – hours before and after work.
My hobby fills me with joy and satisfaction.
I feel completed, validated, and beloved when I am painting.
Five hours seems like twenty minutes.

My husband wholeheartedly approves of my hobby.
He knows that painting is as necessary for me as seeing.
I draw out between eight and thirteen canvases a week.
I have stacks of them in the studio, waiting for me.
While paint is drying on one, I am on to the next.

Painting is my passion, my avocation, my love.
It brings me fulfillment, reverence and silence.
When I am in the zone of painting, I am in another dimension.
My canvases are my fantasy, my children, my soul extensions.
I cannot imagine life without painting.

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Date: 1/24/2022 4:36:00 PM
I believe my artist husband knows and feels exactly like you. His talent goes way beyond the paintbrush though i believe it is priority. You are so very talented and you amaze me so.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/25/2022 1:08:00 AM
Thank you Virginia. This is such a lovely compliment, when another poet can relate like this.
Date: 1/22/2022 6:00:00 PM
And you should never, Caren. It is obviously that painting and poetry are your passions. You are an incredibly gifted women in both realms. May I also remind you that you are an incredible counselor and friend to those children in your school.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/23/2022 1:54:00 PM
Thank you my friend; I am so happy it is ridiculous and I can attribute my joy to talents given to me by a loving God.
Date: 1/22/2022 2:20:00 PM
I love the passion. A woman of many talents. Proud to have a friend like you, Caren. Thank you, Poetry Soup. Bill
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/23/2022 1:54:00 PM
Thank you so much BILL!
Date: 1/22/2022 12:47:00 PM
Art comes from the heart! Yours must be huge! Maybe you'll post one or your paintings here, on Poetry Soup along with a poem. Love to see one! :) Paulette
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/23/2022 1:55:00 PM
Paulette, I might do exactly that. I have 500 paintings so once I get started doing it, watch out!
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