This year I am doing something I haven’t done in 15 years.
I am educating only one child at home
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My youngest daughter, the cats, and I are enjoying our quiet mornings together while the rambunctious boys are enjoying the local public high school. So far the school year has begun quite nicely.
While the kids are back in school, so am I.
I signed up for a Watercolor Summit class taught by a few artist I follow on Instagram. I am working at a rather slow pace. Even though my degree is in fine art it is always good to have continuing education.
One of my favorite exercises so far is the color mixing exercise. To mix colors and find the new colors that they potentially make. It is a task I could do a lot of and eventually will but I will reserve it for days when I want to do something mindless and just need to play.
Currently, I am working on several pieces and I am finding I need to work a little on each and put them away and come back with fresh eyes the next day. Besides, didn’t someone once say that variety is the spice of life? The following are still in process and unfinished.
I love the beach and I like the delicateness of Palm trees with their long slender leaves. However some of the hardest things to paint with watercolor are water, clouds and palm tree leaves. So I am taking my time and working until I am happy with it and then walking away instead of continuing to push to just finish it in a hurry.
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The Iris I began some time ago. It started off a bit more maroon than purple so I am reworking it a little.
The other morning I woke up and the very first thought I had was not my own. It was the Lord saying,” work on THIS today”. I usually find that when my day starts like that and I follow … it usually goes better than normal.
Do you ever have mornings that begin like that? Do you follow His leading? Share with us your story in the comments below.
