Painting silver dollar eucalyptus leaves after a little break.
Maybe it was the Covid-19 overload that led to a complete lack of motivation to embark on anything that required time or concentration?
Making a few cards with
little pressure seems to have pushed me on.
Quick and easy in watercolour.
A little bit of rain and cooler weather has brought out the
fungi and mushrooms in the park.
Kitty would not participate in any mockups this week as she was clocking up serious nap time.
But, it reminds me of a painting by William Gresham Collingwood, and I did take the photo
from my study.
Wishing all of woyww a safe week full of craft and art.`
Kitty certainly looks too comfortable to disturb Sandra. Glad you are doing a little painting again, if only quick and easy. They look great anyway. Stay safe and Happy WOYWW. Sarah #5
ReplyDeleteMorning Sandra. So lovely to see your paintings on your post. I really like those leaves and the card. Well done. I do agree we can have overload on Covid-19. Being on my own I'm very careful what I watch and listen to about it all. News headlines, main story, and then, as soon as they get into the "what do you think..." bits, I turn the TV off. I simply want facts, not opinions, otherwise I don't know truth from fiction.
ReplyDeleteTake care of yourself. Stay safe. God bless.
Margaret #3
I adore the silver dollar eucalyptus, one of my favourite bouquet stems (which is pretty much how I ever see them on this side of the world). They cheer me, hovering and being an impossible to name powdery greens silvery bluey leaf. Hard to believe that you have UFOs to be honest, but not much more info needed...take a before and after picture for the 572 blog post. You only have to do one and even then, if you don’t or can’t, we still wanna see what you have done!
ReplyDeleteHappy WOYWW. I love your paintings. The colours are gorgeous. I seem to be addicted to pens at the moment, so my watercolours are in my mixed media box having a rest. I do use watercolour brushes on Procreate a lot, and just got a fabulous alcohol ink set. Using my iPad for sketching is a sheer joy. Stay safe. Ali x #13
ReplyDeleteI knew they were eucalyptuseseses (eucalypti?) before I read your text, lovely shape and colour and your painting really captures them! I know what you mean about lockdown, apart from having a specific focus to aim for, I haven't done any crafting to please myself really. The fungi are fab, you do get some interesting colours and shapes!
ReplyDeleteHugs LLJ 12 xxx
Sometimes with all the extra creativity around us as people find ways of coping with lockdown it's hard to find our own happy balance when when have already found our creative side. Never feel guilty about getting back to the simple way of life and crafting as every mark we make is our way of self expression. Beautifully painted as always, i'm just happy to sit and admire.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing WoywW it looks like Kitty found a great spot this week..
Take care & stay safe Tracey #6 xx
those eucalyptus leaves are lovely! You are so talented. With regard to lockdown motivation I have been pushing myself to complete started projects - so no real inspiration needed there. I have factored in some time for 'me' projects - time will tell whether once there is no real urgency whether my mojo will stay or leave! Stay well, stay safe, Happy WOYWW Cindy #18
ReplyDeleteEucalyptus leaves are so lovely aren't they. I had a lovely tree in the garden but lost it one very hard winter. I used to photograph the leaves all the time. Glad to see you painting again.
ReplyDeleteHave a cup of Yorkshire Tea for me, we can't get any here at the moment. I'm on PG, but that's ok, I still enjoy it.
Take care Sandra and keep painting.
Hugs Lisax #24
I love the painting of the eucalyptus leaves, it's beautiful.. so are the cards.. glad you're back painting again! Helen #1
ReplyDeletestunning painting , love seeing your paintings. Take care xxSoojay#22
ReplyDeleteHi Sandra, love the eucalyptus, it's gorgeous. Great photos, the fungi are stunning, and Kitty looks very comfy there! Have a lovely week, Stay safe, Hugs, Shaz #8 X
ReplyDeleteI love your eucalyptus, love the smell of the real thing (anf love the cough sweets too LOL), and I love that pop of colour on your flower. So nice to have you painting and sharing your talent with us.
ReplyDeleteLove your photographs too - are we going to see fungi next week? Love the odd toadstools.
Stay safe, well and keep painting
Hugs, Neet 4 xx
Lovely eucalyptus painting - my favourite plant because of the incredible smell! Your card is beautiful too - such talent! I see Kitty sleeping behind the table, Mittsy and Inky seem to be sleeping a lot lately too! Maybe it's a spring thing. Stay safe, have a great week, Lindart #28
ReplyDeleteLove the painting, but the card is a real stunner! Happy WOYWW! Stay safe and take care, with love and God Bless, Caro xxx (#17)
ReplyDeleteHi Sandra, your painting and cards are lovely. Kitty seems quite content having a nap. Have a lovely week and stay safe and well, Heather xx #20
ReplyDeleteWow Sandra, that painting is just gorgeous... It is so subtle and delicate. Fabulous! Lovely photos of fungi too, and dear little Kitty sleeping her head off! Thank you for your visit. The trays in my picture are seed sprouting trays and are not the ones the mushrooms come in - those are flimsy brown plastic but they will be ideal for growing microgreens. I'm so glad you liked my backgrounds and our herb garden, and also that Ruby made you smile! When my hubby lifted her up like that, all wrapped up in the blanket, I just had to take a photo! I think the fact that one little paw is coming out makes it even more endearing!
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Shoshi x #7
Beautiful art work and beautiful photographs, love them. Wishing you a rather late but happy woyww and a lovely crafty week, Angela x21x
ReplyDeleteYour painting is amazing, so life like. I just splodge the paint on! One day....
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit and sorry I'm so late replying BJ#2
Sorry for the late visit I don't know where the days go to. Thanks for your visit. Lovely art work and love the last pic of kitty. Ani #11
ReplyDeleteSorry for my (very) late visit, time seems to speed even in lockdown. The painting of the eucalypt is fantastic! I do like the grey/green tones of that plant very much. Have a nice week dear one, stay safe! Love from Holland. Marit #25
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