New Beginnings September, 2009
The year actually starts in September. Every French person knows this. It is when the Parisians come back from “les grandes vacances” spent somewhere by the seashore. It is when they reclaim their city. Small neighborhood bakeries, specialty stores and green grocers reopen after their “congé annuel”. It is when opera subscriptions restart and when “La Comédie Française” presents its program for the year. A new school year begins, and if you are also Jewish, a brand new year. School children once again crowd avenues and boulevards where some tourists might still linger. September is the month of “la rentrée”, literally meaning re-entry.
New beginnings carry the seeds of hope. They are opportunities for change, new perspectives, new directions. New beginnings promote growth.
Every fall I try to bring my excitement for new beginnings to my painting. And, I do this with ceremony as if it were a ritual celebrating a passage. So, come September, I take inventory, clean the studio, get new art supplies, organize paints and brushes and prep canvasses. It fills me with the same enthusiasm and anticipation I experienced as a girl getting ready for a new school year. It energizes me.
Yvette Stenzel
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