"a river runs through it" mixed media on canvas 36"x12" do you ever feel overwhelmed by the barrage of information or sheer amount of words, images upon images, (even the relevant/beautiful/powerful ones)? overload. do you struggle with the weight and worth of your additions to the massive pile to sift through as i do? self promotion seems to be a necessity of our craft these days... yet, even when done humbly and respectfully it feels a little bit like pulling a bandaid. and throwing it in the pile. doesn't it? "a river runs through it" mixed media on canvas 12"x36" my attempt at a respite: step 1: unplugging. a walk through the fields. playing in the dirt. picking fresh vegetables. making a child laugh. jumping in a bouncy house. sipping my tea slowly. sitting around the fire with loved ones. leaving the camera at home. step 2: simplifying my own input. editing the heck out of my thoughts. ruthlessly cutting out unnecessary words. really digging to get to the heart of things. visually, if i must paint (and i must), this is not a joke: i paint everything white. i use mostly materials others would consider trash. i wash them in white (paradoxically, covering them in paint actually reveals their essence to me) and hesitantly proceed to add my contribution. then i feel that even this entire last paragraph was perhaps not entirely necessary. forgive me. then i add a few more images, not even ironically. and finally i say good night, without further editing. "a river runs through it" detail would love to hear your strategies for dealing with information overload! please do share!