Painting - cheaper than a therapist.

I feel as though I have things to say, but not the words to articulate them. That is probably why I am painting tonight instead of hanging out with friends. I am filled with emotions, good and bad, that I feel are just bottled up inside of me. I just started a new painting and the first layer is down, giving shape to the idea being expressed, and it is astounding how I already feel a better mental clarity. As much as I try to be logical, so much of my thoughts are purely based on emotion and I am really thankful for having been given the ability to release and organize these thoughts through paintings. People have often commented on my paintings as having an emotion. People who try to describe my paintings almost always articulate how I was feeling as the time better than I could ever hope.