Showing posts with label uplifting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label uplifting. Show all posts

Friday, April 25, 2025

 Water


I quite like painting water. 

Whether its waves, the stormier the better, or water on the river reflecting the sun, or water that's hiding something dark underneath.

But I also like the still calm water you see in slow moving rivers and in ponds.

The feeling of moving through that sort of water is nothing short of uplifting to your mind. It doesn't have to be quiet even. Its just the feeling of peace.

So I started painting what I could see in my mind to describe this, yesterday and it turned out like this


It is still very much work in progress but is just made up of many many lines of blues browns and greens and a touch of white.

But a bit like the first painting I posted, the time it takes to do the small actions also helps me to focus my mind and concentration, which is often not possible in that ping pong inside my brain.

So, I shall carry on adding to this and another painting Im doing in between other things and update this as it goes...


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