For myself that is! I just spent the last fifteen minutes having a little self-therapy. Life is kind of tumultuous right now, and just losing myself in the creative process of painting was good for me. Usually I paint for the purpose of just reproducing something, or to take a picture so I can put it on my board. I have never painted just for the enjoyment of it. That's sad. I'll have to do this more often.

Anyone else get that kind of release from painting?

Yep, only I do it by drawing. If I didn't draw, I probably wouldn't mentally survive this world.