Beneath The Surface

So, I am officially done my first official water color painting! :D It took me a bit longer to finish than I anticipated, but I am really happy with it! Maybe I'll even frame it, who knows. ^_^ Haha.

This all started with a poem I wrote one early fall afternoon while I was sitting on my deck looking at the trees. As I was admiring them, a thought suddenly popped in my head: There is so much more under the ground that I can't see. Then I began to imagine what it looked like.

And then, after some thought, I realized most things are like that - both literally and figuratively speaking. Anyone can look at my outside form and observe me, but, there is so much more on the inside that they can't see. When was the last time you looked at a person and wondered what their kidneys look like... what the unique shape of their liver is... what part of the cycle their heart is in... how many different interatctions exist in the complexities of their brain?? But, these things are all there so beautifly working away, keeping that person alive and in their current observable state despite how much appreciation or thought they may recieve. And, we all have so many thoughts, opinions, feelings, experiences, and ideas that would forever go unseen unless we somehow express them.

So, this is all sort of where I got the idea for the name of my blog - I am showing you a tiny portion of what lies benath my surface. :)

Here is the poem that started it all:

"Beneath The Surface"

Today, I looked at a tree
It’s trunk was strong
It’s branches were reaching out so determinedly
As they attempted to touch the sun
The bark showed signs of being weathered
It’s own unique pattern of lines and scars forever etched in
This tree has lived

The wind blew, and it danced
I watched a few leaves fall and admired their color
Each distinctly different in their own way
The color, the shape, the way they floated to the ground
So many await their chance at flight
Clinging on to familiarity only for a little longer
This tree is beautiful

I can’t help but wonder
What lies beneath the surface …
All of the life and beauty that is unexposed


 I made a sketch to go with the poem, which inspired me to do the painting:

-Megan-



--> QUESTION: Have you been inspired by anything lately? What did it inspire you to do?

--> LOOKING FORWARD: Phil (my fiance) and I have been tinkering around with a few songs. I think my next post will be a recording. ^_^ Stay tuned!!!