Ahh music. I am slowly learning music theory and working on the guitar and most recently the soprano ukelele. I am am getting past some of those fears that I have talked about before and just putting my nose to the grindstone to learn. I am seeing that all things are a process and I cannot expect immediate perfection or I will always fail. I am learning to enjoy the journey. It makes my brain hurt. Music theory and notation right now is like another language to me. I'm also working on some paintings, but that has been a bit more slow going.
Here are some things that inspire me and keep me going:
1. A recent love, Lisa Hannigan
If you don't want to watch the whole thing, at least listen to this song:
"Little Bird"
2. Anything Chris Thile does
"Another New World," by Josh Ritter
This is the same song, but with the whole band.
(Have I ever said how much I love Punch Brothers?)
Bach's "E Major Prelude"
Ok, I guess that's enough Chris Thile for now. (But seriously, can you ever have enough?)
3. The Civil Wars
Just amazing
4. Vincent Van Gough
One of my favorites: "Starry Night Over the Rhone"
It is amazing how many paintings he churned out in such short amounts of time. It is amazing how he pursed his passion even through dealing with major depression and probably some mental illness.
I recently started a giant biography about him, "Van Gogh: The Life," by Stephan Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, and am excited to really delve into it.
5. Mae Chevrette
She is a modern mixed media artist and photographer. She has a shop on etsy and a blog that I follow. Her pieces never cease to inspire and her ability to support herself as a full time artist is pretty amazing.
