Always making
feels like they are alive in the moonlight. The best part of all the creating is the creamy waves the paint leaves on the canvas in the beginnings.
Paint is power and motion. Blowing and breaking all things and time in creamy gorgeous pigments.
it all starts out clear and then flexes into love. 
a small army of paints from Arteza.
Small thoughts wonder into painting like “do artist get sponsored by paint brands? I’ll have to ask around.
I’m just going to leave this here.
Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Painter Files Podcast 2.0 “skeleton bob” https://anchor.fm/jawara-blake/episodes/Painter-Files-Podcast-2-0-skeleton-bob-e4ht40
here are some links to merch and paintings for sale and my art book.
https://www.patreon.com/JawaraBlake
http://jayisapainter.storenvy.com
https://society6.com/jayisapainter
http://www.blurb.com/b/8829360-painter-files
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/painter-files/id1412300309?mt=11
tchau,
Jaws
Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Special thanks from Painter a Files Podcast . Season 3 is coming https://anchor.fm/jawara-blake/episodes/Special-thanks-from-Painter-a-Files-Podcast—Season-3-is-coming-e4hsrb
The things are all rolling right and I must keep moving forward. I love that silly podcast and some of you do also. So I make it for us. 
So I’m not a fan of the 4th of July for many of the reasons a lot of people of color are not. The main reason is Junetenth is when Black people got freedom in America around 100 years later. British freedom only counted for people who were thought of as American and not property. Also my dog is freaked out by fireworks.
So we don’t really do parades as much as we do fireworks and cookouts. I use the day to sleep and eat really good food that I don’t have to cook at other people’s houses. It is perfect in it’s own little way.
My favorite fourth of July food is Tamales.
So I took my nap and now I’m ready to get back to fighting the good fight to get kids out cages. Because we can’t celebrate freedom if we are not all free.
It’s 7 Am and the air is cool. A perfect day for an art show. I’m so happy and lucky to get these chances. Meeting beautiful and amazing souls. I hope to catch up with everyone at the show. Should be fun.
Also as a way not to go insane I took a ton of photos.
“relax Jaws …relax” is the voice in my head.
It’s so easy with everything up in the air to forget to be kind. Not in a you have no manners but in a go out of your way to do something nice for yourself and other people. 
some times the journey is to just get to kind moments. It’s the journey not the destination to focus on. You will get there when you get there.
I’m still learning my voice in photography. I know I really enjoy macro but my subject is always random. I’m working on it. 
I think I’m chasing a moment of peace and madness in my work. It’s that chance you get in making where the world melts and your focus is 1000%. It’s almost impossible but it’s the heart beat of my creative process. 
Rest is for the plain and plain is not sexy.
links
https://www.patreon.com/JawaraBlake
http://jayisapainter.storenvy.com
https://society6.com/jayisapainter
http://www.blurb.com/b/8829360-painter-files
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/painter-files/id1412300309?mt=11
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