July 25, 2012:   Blues.  One word can convey
so much: from a palette of colors, to a genre of
music, to a chakra color, to a state of mind.

Ultramarine, cobalt, cerulean, phthalo, indigo,
Prussian, periwinkle, etc...I haven't met a blue
paint I didn't love!

The same goes for an even longer list of
blues musicians from Robert Johnson,
Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, BB King, Jeff Beck,
Paul Butterfield, Willie Dixon, Billie Holiday,
Leadbelly, Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton,
etc.  --  whether it's Delta, Chicago, Folk or
Country Blues, I love 'em all.

And, while I can't say I love when my heart
is heavy with those "state of mind blues" that
sneak by for a visit from time to time,
I certainly embrace the compassion birthed in
the process and left behind in its wake.

Today, I'm in throat-chakra-blue expression...
and what first came to mind when I thought of
'Blue', were my guitar and a fave Joni Mitchell
album (the cd of which I played and sang
along with while painting).