So far, I have purchased a sketchbook, a small set of acrylic paints and some paintbrushes. Every day, I take about 30 minutes to take in the space and reflect on one page in the sketchbook. I have some clear overhead transparencies so I cut out four rectangles and that is where I paint my four color swatches. Some things I have noticed is the way the sun lights up the room, subsequent shadows and that when forced to take down colors, I do it quite literally. Sometimes I’ve been with people and other times I haven’t. I tend to use a lot of yellows in places where I feel comfortable and some blues when I am not as familiar with space. I write down my feelings and thoughts in a sort of stream of consciousness style so that my journal is more authentic. This style of painting is a lot easier for me. I am glad that I came up with a set of guidelines to follow every time I sit down to paint. I’m hoping as time goes on I focus less onthe colors right in front of me and more on the colors that come to mind. Like I said before, I don’t normally reflect on my thoughts while I paint, so this is very new to me! Pretty cool though. I hope to also go to more places as it gets warmer so that I can really compare and contrast the color swatches. Right now I have only been able to journal about my house or work since those are really the only two places I go during the week…. 🙁 Maybe my life will become more interesting because of this research! I wouldn’t mind that!