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Afterthought
October already! Sorry for the delay. I have
been waiting for our committee meeting so
that I could include news of the convention
classes.
After my experiment with the name sign for
our cottage, I realised that the only way to
develop, both skills and self, is to try
something new, step out of your comfort
zone, embrace change.
What is liberating is to try something new
with no expectations - it doesn’t have to be
perfect - it doesn’t even have to be good - in
fact it can be complete rubbish - because
only you are going to see it.
My house name sign turned out OK, but I
have been trying to work with watercolours for the past month or so, and to be perfectly honest my
results have been horrible. Only after a month and trying techniques different to those demonstrated
by my teacher, have I started to achieve something near what I envisaged, but still my attempts are
headed to the recycling bin.
Keep trying, keep experimenting. If something doesn’t work - do it differently next time. Do not be
bound by the conventions of others. Try different colours, the ‘wrong’ colours! Use a brush that is too
big, or too small, too wet or too dry. Make the paint thinner, or thicker. If you still don’t like the result,
walk away, leave it for a few days, or weeks, then come back and re-visit with fresh eyes, and a clear
mind.
The art you create is for you, lose yourself in it - if others like it, that’s a bonus.
Kim