"Vibes", an intuitive painting I created on a day when I had no idea what to paint. I started with painting over a piece that no longer spoke to me, the moment had passed. That happens sometimes and usually I leave it until I feel the piece speak to me again, but this time it was not coming to me. So I decided to start over. So, I chose my colors, using my sketchbook experiments as starting point. A limited palette and I just started. I had no plan. I began by putting colors on the canvas and moving them with various tools- a brush, palette knife then tried out some new spray acrylics. After letting the paint dry I decided to try out a new stencil, adding another layer of paint, then a wash of color. While waiting for the paint layers to dry, I saw the pattern reminded me of hair and a couple strokes of paint made a face. I was undecided what color to make her, a natural color or something with energy. I decided to try a new paint color (it's a beautiful emerald pearlescent) and with a few more strokes of the brush, I finalized the shape of the face, decided on the contours and features. I finalized this artwork within a day. It has been awhile since I painted without a plan and I loved the process.