For the last 6 months I have turned to knitting instead of painting when I needed to create. It does allow me to get into a zone that is meditative sometimes. It is different from the type of meditation I experience when painting. Painting is mental exercise, like a puzzle. Knitting is a rhythm. In painting I am figuring out not only the solution, but also the question.
The background on this one is from a day outside in a canyon near Wisconsin Dells. I went there in September, so I guess I have painted at least once in the last 6 months. I was unable to finish it at that time. On Sunday, I decided I wanted to paint a picture of knitting and it's relation to my painting habit, this unfinished picture of rocks and water seemed a fitting choice.
