 Having time to get back to the drawing board is not always, an easy task. So, this revisit, is a watercolour I worked on, in late April. It always starts off as a bit of a scratch arrangement, and somedays - like this particular day - I was not a hundred percent committed to the task. My mind was elsewhere, yet my watercolour and painting are always good therapy.  This Mother Hubbard is sort like my world - working day-in-day-out, with the hope of getting ahead and then, things change and one's world often falls apart. I think, all mother's feel a bit like this. One puts in so much effort in life; only to see it boil over. So, you refill the pot for the umpteenth time, and hope you do not burn things, again. You hope you have the recipe right and you pray; you can fill all the bowls.
Some days, you get caught out and you find yourself, staring in the mirror - asking why?
 …Working with a lot of smokey pinks, with black inking - not my usual nib, more pen like Unipen and Micron. My drawing board has experienced a major delay of many months - school, life, and all other ungodly known excitements... have dropped on my doorstep - once again. However, I am alive and kicking, and definitely not letting it get the better of me.
So, this is where I am at this week - trying to catch up on the list (I always have a list - Yes, it does get bigger!) that I usually get around to working on, over the school holidays. Even my writing suffers during school terms. I just manage to find the strength to keep up with the socials - can't let that die away - or I am in big trouble. Well, that's the plan anyway.  And for me, my sketches always lead me down the path of intricacy. I have been working through a few surface design ideas, that usually start off as either pen and ink pieces, or watercolour designs. Given, I pass heaps of gardens - walking to and from school every day, my designs have gone a bit rouge; the weeds and flowers are dominating my work.  This one started out as a small watercolour and transformed into a piece, I am quite happy with... And the results have become quite intricate again, but they look quite okay as surface designs - that is my thought anyway.
In a year now past - of troubles and turmoil, so many loved ones across the globe have sacrificed their lives for the freedom and safety of others. It is time for the world to shed hatred, deceit, pain and suffering on others. Consideration of cultural values, ethics and moral rights need to be understood. Invasion of lands, personal space and the feelings of others are not to be trodden on - for the sake of greed and personal gain.
We are not living in the dark ages; we are a modern and evolving race who fully understand the consequences of overpowering and manipulating others - societal habits, businesses and countries who are set on sucking our planet dry for their own benefit, obliterating other species and all that is good in the world. Now is the time to think - how does your presence in another’s life, affect them? How can I pick up the broken pieces of this world and make it better? We maybe one small snail existing among the great and powerful, but a band of caring snails can restore our garden of Eden. Make this the first day for change! #sketa #justice #unicef #unitedstates #familyfirst #friendsforever #school #library #mankind #footprint #you #your #responsibility #makeachange @sketaozgroup @selinakucks Music - creative commons - Nathan Angelo•Spread a Little Happiness Thank you, Nathan! (Nathan Angelo)  It has been a couple of weeks since last I did a blog, so here is what I have been up to - Not a whole lot! Watercolour has again touched my palette and I am busy with a series of mousy characters that will be used as plates for a new bundle of commissioned work. As you know, I like to take my time throughout the whole process from ideation to testing and then laying out the watercolour. I do heaps of research to get characters looking just the way they should or rather would have looked in the days of Beatrix Potter. Actually, I find the whole process an incredible step back in the past and puts me very much in touch with my technique. I get so worried I will stuff up the treatment of work that sometimes, I think I overwork my pieces for fear of failure. This is something that I fear most in all spheres of my artistic world, as many of you well know. If it is not just right, I will rip it up and start again, no matter the hours spent on creation of the piece. Tell me, I know not if that is good or a bad thing. A good friend of mine always reminds me that this is not always a good decision and suggests to, “just put it out there and get perfect later”. I reckon this works well for most things in business, because as one develops a product you can always tweak the product a little way down the track. Yet, as you know this is not the case for creatives of illustration, tales, design or performance. All are what make up my being. So I guess, even though I would love to follow this suggestion – it is not as practical as when I first thought. On a personal note - I would like to thank all of you who have encouraged and given me strength over the past trying months with the Big C. It has been a huge learning curve; lots of mental adjustment and just trying to move forward and not thinking about any of it. I feel so blessed and much stronger than I was a couple of months ago and with God’s blessing, all of this will be very much behind me. So again, thanks to everyone. Mwa! 😊
 Getting back to what I love doing has of course, been somewhat trying this month. I started with good intentions and then I ended up sleeping a lot, I mean a lot. If any of you know, my athletic body often requires considerable sleep and when it is out of sync - then, I guess God takes over and knocks me out for a good 14 hours or so. It is not unusual for me to wake only for half an hour or so and then, it is back to the pillow. However, things are improving and so too, is the regularity at which I feel like picking up a pencil or paintbrush. Of course, the fog and rain spurs me on. Thankfully, I have been blessed by a caring family who have been onboard with my life marathon. I feel blessed. :) Anyhow, my efforts today have been rewarding; maybe I’ll be just as lucky tomorrow.      |
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