I usually go up to Powell Butte a couple times a week…sometimes to clear my head or have a walkabout with Bear but it’s really more than that. Every time I enter the forest, I ask “what do you want to show me?” Today didn’t disappoint: napping in the sun on a rusty, reservoir lid, finding baby turkey tail fungi, and being greeted by a grumpy, wee snake. What I’m really doing up there is building my iconography, refining my palette, creating my mythology and allowing ideas to bubble up.Don’t ever let anyone tell you that this isn’t work. I once had a teacher get cross with me and accuse me of daydreaming. ? Daydreaming, walkabouts, exploring are far more productive ways to go about one’s business and are a hewge part of my studio life. …#doyourownthing #artistpov #artistthoughts #problemsolving #iconography #dogwalk #powellbutte #pdxart #pdxartist #natureheals #studiolife #business #dailyinspiration #walkabout #gartersnake #portlandparks #daydream #dreamtime #daydreamaway