my creative space on my desk/Thursday!

A car ride (in the country side- the perfect thing to in the summer..)

A bird who finally found the 'right sort' of home...

Reading quietly in the library....

The dancers- ( from all my memories of -believe it or not- bellydancing)-

My desk had been not just my creative space but my main space for quite some time now. It's probably good for my mental health that I have a family who takes me out for walks and forces me to cook , clean and generally be normal. I finished four prints this week, but my brain feels terribly crowded with so many more. They are fine when they are in my head ,but then when they are on paper they suddenly need so many readgustments. Fussy, fussy... It took me some time to figure out what would be the best paper to use with my printer, and the best medium in regards to colour. Suddenly a lightning hit my brain(oh boy...) and I did a colour sample, using acrylics, watercolors,gouache, ink and different papers...Daaaaa. Why didn't I think of this to begin with, instead of tons of failed attempts at printing? You can see my color sample on the top left... I realised gouache did the trick. And you know, I needed a change,I really just hate how acrylics ruin my brushes and sometimes I just want to ban them from my life. Am I crazy or does anyone else feel very protective towards their brushes?

I will be putting these up in my store in the next couple of days, and I will scan them so the images won't be dark or sad looking like they did with my first lot... I don't know about you but I certainly live and learn!!!

Have a great day and (eventhough I am late since I am in a different time zone), IF you haven't checked everyone else yet, do enjoy the creative spaces at Kotooyooo....