Blues. One word can convey so much: from a palette of colors, to a genre of music, to a chakra color, to a state of mind.
Ultramarine, cobalt, cerulean, phthalo, indigo, Prussian, periwinkle, etc...I haven’t met a blue paint I didn’t love!
The same goes for an even longer list of blues musicians from Robert Johnson, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, BB King, Jeff Beck, Paul Butterfield, Willie Dixon, Billie Holiday, Leadbelly, Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, etc. -- whether it’s Delta, Chicago, Folk or Country Blues, I love ‘em all.
And, while I can’t say I love when my heart is heavy with those “state of mind blues” that sneak by for a visit from time to time, I certainly embrace the compassion birthed in the process and left behind in its wake.
Today, I’m in throat-chakra-blue expression...and what first came to mind when I thought of ‘Blue’, were my guitar and a fave Joni Mitchell album (the cd of which I played and sang along with while painting).
“Blues I Choose”, © 2012 Cathy Gazda, 5” x 7”, Acrylic on canvas panel.
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