watching paint dry

inside of a card

Why do we make something? Usually I need to express some feeling or thought, but today I painted because I haven't painted in a long time.
Paint what you see? I see snow.
 Paint what you feel? I need peace.
I need to watch paint blend, so paint...


Inspiration: (from wisdomquotes)
If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. Vincent van Gogh

front and back of the card

 seems like I enjoy painting on cards... I just tear a sheet of watercolor (today, Canson) paper in half, fold it and make something small.

painting inside and out

Spontaneous, unplanned, just water mixed with KOI paint, using a large  flat square brush, white gel pen, black faber castell brush pen. 

I realize it's not really art... but it's an expression of sorts. I share it here to show one might just make something for the moment of doing, not for posterity or to compete or to even share. 

For me it's the act of getting out the supplies and using them. Thinking about how a trunk shows through branches, wondering if I can imply snow with child- like ink lines, imparting a message

my logo/chop

check out this person new to me...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJpoj40FwCw
This is #19 in her card series!!! Yea! I have lots more to watch! She has an amazing array of toys I haven't seen to make her watercolor and ink cards. I want the finetec metallic paints, and whatever that glossy stuff was to make the heart look 3-d.

Now for tiny realistic winter cabin watercolors, I found this cool teacher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uPzLIE-ppk
she says, "anybody can do this" so, we'll see.
When she splattered snow on the finished work, I squealed out loud. First of all she made drawing the little cabin so simple. I want to learn how to shadow snow... apparently I have  nearly endless inspiration for it outside the window.

LINKING TO:

https://paintpartyfriday.blogspot.com/