Shimmering in moonlight love.. 8 x 12 gouache on watercolour paper
Peace Be with You. This is the best greeting (prayer/wish) we could offer anyone. Peace be with you... all day every day. It's sometimes difficult to feel at peace all the time. Life, opportunities, communications with others.. occasionally add stress - sometimes joy. My goal is contribute by sharing art and joy whenever possible.. how I serve my Creator, by creating. This bear took a few days, you MUST let gouache dry in between layers or it gets muddy. That's what I love about it most- you can rework areas the next day, get it wet & workable again... provided it's good gouache. Windsor & Newton is by far the best for rehydrating and staying true to pigment colour. HIMI works well also when re hydrated as well... I won't even try acrylic gouache as apparently is doesn't re work well - what's the point then? Just use gouache. What you can't see' is all the shimmering 'moon dust' bathing the bear in light & love. I'm also inspired by mushrooms at the moment as they are abundant!
We found morel & the dryads saddle is practically everywhere - we can't possibly eat it all. I imagine bear, deer and other creatures nibbling on the forest feast after a long winter fast, just like this bear napping with a full belly - content and at peace. This bear was inspired by something Storm said as he loves to sleep outside - he always has and has always enjoyed camping. He was saying the moon was shining on him directly as to reenergize him! He loves it, an added bonus is he was surrounded by lilacs in full bloom so the scent too was incredible in the moonlight. There are PROVEN health benefits to sleeping outside, especially for children. It's shown to reduce stress, increase creativity, improve overall health, mood booting & you get to enjoy nature! The skies alone have been magnificent this year! My prayer is:
Peace Be with You.
Choose to focus on the good and the bad will focus on itself...
I lost no peace when I read the headline (no point reading the story) of the Canadian serial killer who fed his victims to pigs, who was brutally attacked in prison & might not make it. Oh well. Some will celebrate - I choose to not give him attention & why I don't even bother mentioning his name, he received enough negative fame' hurting others.. you reap what you sow. No doubts -his current condition might even bring a sense of peace over many. Good.
I choose Peace by gardening and not watching what the world is doing, the world that I have no control over. War, I've made myself clear countless times - it's a money making power hungry, cold, PTSD inducing, destroying & murdering machine. Not for those pushing the buttons', they remain 'safe'... for the rest that don't get to choose & are forced to fight. Give yourself some PEACE today , choose to spend time with God, talk to Jesus & take time to listen.
Peace Be with You. This is the best greeting (prayer/wish) we could offer anyone. Peace be with you... all day every day. It's sometimes difficult to feel at peace all the time. Life, opportunities, communications with others.. occasionally add stress - sometimes joy. My goal is contribute by sharing art and joy whenever possible.. how I serve my Creator, by creating. This bear took a few days, you MUST let gouache dry in between layers or it gets muddy. That's what I love about it most- you can rework areas the next day, get it wet & workable again... provided it's good gouache. Windsor & Newton is by far the best for rehydrating and staying true to pigment colour. HIMI works well also when re hydrated as well... I won't even try acrylic gouache as apparently is doesn't re work well - what's the point then? Just use gouache. What you can't see' is all the shimmering 'moon dust' bathing the bear in light & love. I'm also inspired by mushrooms at the moment as they are abundant!
We found morel & the dryads saddle is practically everywhere - we can't possibly eat it all. I imagine bear, deer and other creatures nibbling on the forest feast after a long winter fast, just like this bear napping with a full belly - content and at peace. This bear was inspired by something Storm said as he loves to sleep outside - he always has and has always enjoyed camping. He was saying the moon was shining on him directly as to reenergize him! He loves it, an added bonus is he was surrounded by lilacs in full bloom so the scent too was incredible in the moonlight. There are PROVEN health benefits to sleeping outside, especially for children. It's shown to reduce stress, increase creativity, improve overall health, mood booting & you get to enjoy nature! The skies alone have been magnificent this year! My prayer is:
Peace Be with You.
Choose to focus on the good and the bad will focus on itself...
I lost no peace when I read the headline (no point reading the story) of the Canadian serial killer who fed his victims to pigs, who was brutally attacked in prison & might not make it. Oh well. Some will celebrate - I choose to not give him attention & why I don't even bother mentioning his name, he received enough negative fame' hurting others.. you reap what you sow. No doubts -his current condition might even bring a sense of peace over many. Good.
I choose Peace by gardening and not watching what the world is doing, the world that I have no control over. War, I've made myself clear countless times - it's a money making power hungry, cold, PTSD inducing, destroying & murdering machine. Not for those pushing the buttons', they remain 'safe'... for the rest that don't get to choose & are forced to fight. Give yourself some PEACE today , choose to spend time with God, talk to Jesus & take time to listen.
