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Purple, Go Slow - Sloth... wise words. Acrylic on round board.
Not sure why I painted a purple sloth, probably because it was amusing. Watching him turn in the breeze as I was sitting inside was entertaining & I remembered to go slow, eating lunch - I savoured every bite. Appreciated the conversation with my son. Enjoy the journey, take my time.. enjoy the little things, like napping with my dogs, reading a good book, writing a late to a friend and painting with a tiny brush - sloth hair. Slow down & appreciate everything. Give thanks! These one shade of colour paintings are a challenge... I think I'll create a few - perhaps a rainbow.
On Domestika last night, I noticed a 'free class' - acrylic painting! Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration
Yep, it's free, it would be a great way to try, if this is the sort of thing you'd enjoy. I've signed up fo 6 classes & excited for each but forcing myself to: Go SLOW and practice what I learn. Occasionally I notice I like the way they set up heir workspace - like this last class, how the artist uses a plastic page holder for a disposable pallet, I've tried stay wet pallets but my paint dries, gets mouldy, this seems the best idea (use only what I need for the project) & the artist: A course by Jon Berkeley, Illustrator and Author, uses a limited colour pallet so he also teaches colour mixing, lighting - concept sketching. I've slowed down, in part thanks to covid & eliminated a few things, rearranged priorities & feel better for it. Even when I walk outside I go slower... I notice more mushrooms, bugs, rocks & plants, for example.
So Be like a sloth & Go Slow... go with the flow, enjoy the journey.
Below.. Poppy - can't go much slower than napping with your boy in a bug proof hammock - on a beautiful breezy day!
Created to create.
Not sure why I painted a purple sloth, probably because it was amusing. Watching him turn in the breeze as I was sitting inside was entertaining & I remembered to go slow, eating lunch - I savoured every bite. Appreciated the conversation with my son. Enjoy the journey, take my time.. enjoy the little things, like napping with my dogs, reading a good book, writing a late to a friend and painting with a tiny brush - sloth hair. Slow down & appreciate everything. Give thanks! These one shade of colour paintings are a challenge... I think I'll create a few - perhaps a rainbow.
On Domestika last night, I noticed a 'free class' - acrylic painting! Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration
Yep, it's free, it would be a great way to try, if this is the sort of thing you'd enjoy. I've signed up fo 6 classes & excited for each but forcing myself to: Go SLOW and practice what I learn. Occasionally I notice I like the way they set up heir workspace - like this last class, how the artist uses a plastic page holder for a disposable pallet, I've tried stay wet pallets but my paint dries, gets mouldy, this seems the best idea (use only what I need for the project) & the artist: A course by Jon Berkeley, Illustrator and Author, uses a limited colour pallet so he also teaches colour mixing, lighting - concept sketching. I've slowed down, in part thanks to covid & eliminated a few things, rearranged priorities & feel better for it. Even when I walk outside I go slower... I notice more mushrooms, bugs, rocks & plants, for example.
So Be like a sloth & Go Slow... go with the flow, enjoy the journey.
Below.. Poppy - can't go much slower than napping with your boy in a bug proof hammock - on a beautiful breezy day!
Created to create.
