I wanted to create a little happiness and a nod to the chance to return to “normal” and blossom.

I also wanted to create something that looked like watercolor but because I like to layer things and collage elements I knew it needed to be acrylic.

So this was a bit experiment….. and I love it!

The background felt uncomfortable because it was so white and plain, but again I was thinking about creating on white watercolor paper.

When I came across this quote it spoke to me this week and with everything as of late, it was filtered with the coronavirus looming over all of us and slowly emerging from it.

I wrote in my journal ……

“There is a time to stay tight in your bud. To be cautious, to look inward. To slow down. To heal.. To be quiet and listen… and when we’re quiet, we can hear the truth, we can hear the desires of our hearts. ( in our homes, relationships, work, and goals).

When we’re quiet long enough, the truth becomes clear and so loud that we risk losing ourselves, our dreams our relationships… and we MUST blossom and bloom”.

I share more about it in the video… hope you enjoy the process.

This original is available HERE

The print on wood or print to be framed HERE

Supplies used:

12×12 mdf board, Liquitex gesso and fluid matte medium, Golden heavy body (quinacridone magenta, Indian yellow, permanent violet) Lukas acrylic (olive green, gray, burnt umber, beige, teal, titanium white) Americana craft paint (eucalyptus) Arteza markers, Sharpie waterbased marker in white, General’s charcoal pencil, black soft pastel for edges

Stencils used: Spring leaves 1, garden 2, flower gang 2003 & 2002, flower gang 5 — THESE WILL BE ON SALE THIS WEEK

Collage pak used: Mini butterfly book – printed version – download version

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Be inspired, create and know that you are loved!