A Time of Change

 Boy, it sure has been a while since I have posted anything new on here.  

Where do I begin?

I am not sure about you, but this pandemic has really had an affect on me.  Not physically, but mentally.

I haven't felt like creating in quite a while.  It has definitely changed some of my priorities and I find my joy  in simple pleasures.

I have spent the last few months working in my gardens, planting, cultivating and watching the blooms grow.  Turning to nature for long walks and watching the birds flutter around my bird feeders.  This is the first year I have had feeders in many years.  I find a sweet pleasure in sitting and watching these little feathered friends flying to and fro without a care in the world.

I have been asked to re-join in an online auction group, Soul Sisters United Collective.  It was just the jump start I needed!  So, I slowly began to get back into my studio, studying new techniques and purchasing new paints.  Starting small and moving forward.

The world has changed and I am changing with it.  I love this quote by Wayne Dyer;

"Change the way you look at things and things you look at change."

This video of an Abstract Watercolor was one of the first paintings I attempted, letting the paint guide me as I put the brush to the paper.  It did turn out different than I thought it would, but I am happy with the outcome

I applied frisket to the white areas, used sea salt to add some texture and worked wet on wet.  Trying not to set my expectations too high.  I just wanted to play and not be attached to the outcome.  I almost quit half way through.  But, I let go and let the paint drip, run and mingle together onto the watercolor paper.

Until next time,

Ursula xo