"Panty Line" self portrait #199. Ink on Tracing Paper by Lisa Byrne 2011

I usually try to avoid panty lines.

In the case of this little pair I decided to embrace them! This morning I bumped into an artistic epiphany. (Not a moment too soon for my comfort either).  I think is has been well over 11 or 12 months since I have been able to  figure model or draw from life. Medication has left me with an unsteady hand. My hand muscles are weak, my eyes unpracticed. My brain literally feels wobbly after almost a year in bed. But I want to paint again. I really needed a piece I could finish. My inner zen master urged me to simplify the artistic process.

‘Ink. Brush. Paper’ is my new creative mantra.