I’ve been getting back into painting a bit more regularly.
It’s funny how life has a way of passing by faster than you really notice. Here I was thinking that my last post was just a month or two ago.
In the meantime I’ve been doing more writing by hand, and I’m just now starting to transcribe some of it onto my computer for editing and expanding. I’m excited to share more of my writing with you!
Drifting,
A soft puff of air
Cold as light with the warmest sigh.
It’s been snowing a lot lately…
It’s about time to start writing my wedding thank-you cards, so I’m warming up by practicing my watercolouring. Jerry the cat proves to be good inspiration.
“Is this me?”
As always, the mountains inspire.
My trusty palette.
So it’s a bit early for anything Christmas-related, but I’ve already started making my Christmas cards. I always try and make them by hand, since I really enjoy the process, and I feel that a nice card becomes a present in itself.
Most of my cards will probably be Jerry -inspired. I swear I’m not a crazy cat lady.
Last year I wasn’t in the best of places due to stress and work, so I barely made any. I regretted it as I gave my Christmas gifts. I felt that something was missing.
This year I’m in a much better place. And it shows through the fact that I’m already working on cards and that I’m so excited (rather than daunted) to make them all!
I definitely have been busy, especially with the wedding coming up in just a couple months, but I’m still finding time to work on my projects. It’s a great feeling. And starting early will give me enough time to make them all (hopefully).
I wish for positivity and happiness for all of you. And if you don’t have it right now, I hope it comes to you soon.
I try, as much as possible, to make my cards by hand. I don’t always have the time, and I’m a sucker for Papyrus cards… but most of the time I like adding that extra personal touch.
My most recent card.
After a bit of a break from painting, I’m still getting back into using watercolour and remembering its unpredictable and finicky tendencies. But I love how calming it is. How much fun it is to play around with colours and watch as they interact.
This card took me two tries. The first one didn’t turn out so well, but allowed me to get a feel for the way I wanted the colours to move. I find that, much like writing, the second drafts and those thereafter are much more refined.
I am hoping that eventually I’ll paint cards that I can sell on Etsy or in local stores. Cards that are heartfelt in their colours and messages. Because we don’t always have the time to make our own, but sometimes we want to show people just how much we care. And I believe that art can do just that.
Mondays mean breathing in the new week, stepping into its embrace. No matter how tired, how reluctant.
Mondays are sleepy days for me. And as I sit at my desk, I find myself seeking ways to open my mind creatively.
Colours to brighten my day.
It normally starts with a quick sketch. Something simple to ease myself into practice.
Then I pick up my paintbrushes, and delve into colours. Bright ones, today.
The sun filters through the leaves outside. The air picks them up, and they murmur. This I mirror with my brush upon the paper.
Mondays can be difficult. But finding enjoyment in splashes of paint is not.
Something incredibly exciting happened recently: I got engaged!
Obligatory photo!
I’ll try not to gush too much, but it’s much too exciting not to share it with you all. Marriage was never the end-goal in my life. But the romantic part of me, which usually likes to hide away, really, really loves the idea of getting married to the person I love most.
Apparently my fiancé had been planning the proposal for months. I was oblivious to it all, which made the surprise all the more special. It was private, and intimate, and absolutely perfect. Of course, we’ve had to get the ring resized twice, since apparently my fingers are smaller than estimated.
Now that we’ve had time to enjoy our time as newly-engaged, it’s time to start planning the wedding! This means a lot of work between now and December. This certainly will not become a wedding blog, but there may be various updates on the process. We will be doing a lot of it by ourselves, so there may be some frustrated rants.
I’ve started drafting wedding invite cards!
On that note, any advice and recommendations are very welcome! We will be having a very small wedding, but I don’t doubt there will be much to do. I would love to hear your experiences and any tips or tricks!
Still looking for the secret to balancing life. Got any leads?
Fluttering rapidly through life.
Whisper sweet words upon your blank canvas. Fill it with the colours of your thoughts.
Speak with broad strokes of life, sharp, angular, with sweet trailing ends that flutter towards the edge.
Mist a perfume of melodies, gold and silver, to harmonize in twining waves, origins and eternity.
Place it on your wall, display it for others to see, share the warmth of life that emanates from the core of your heart.
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Processes, purposes, and all the canvases we have created.
They rained down furiously, splashing, streaking, smearing. They left trails, thick, slowly began to blend together in attempts to dominate, their shrieks immortalized in red and black. They wailed with harsh strokes, edges sharp and biting. And they sang with long breaths of yellows and greens.
Louder they surged upwards, outwards, so keen, so eager to express what even words cannot say. Look at us, they cried with glistening tears of the softest blues. Their arms swept wide, flashing wildly for all to see, to take notice.
They beamed as eyes fell upon them, as eyes listened to their voices, seeing what was not there, hearing what was not said. When eyes gleamed with emotion, they soothed with soft pinks and smiles of white.
And when the brush ceased and left them forever, they stood strong upon the canvas that they had forever claimed. They launched themselves forward into the world. Young and ageless and ready to face the world’s sorrows.
