HE'S HOME!

 

After a 5 week stay in hospital hubby is finally home! I just plead with the universe that it does not throw me more challenges for a long time. I need some breathing space, a chance to regain some positive outlook on life and get rid of the constant anxiety I have developed over the year. 

Well, back to colouring now. Here is a page I completed about a week ago from Rita Berman's 'Hidden Seasons'. 

I have been working on this next page for a few days . It is from Johanna Basford's 'Enchanted Forest' and started out as a raven but somehow morphed into a mythical bird along the way. I do enjoy seeing where the illustration takes me as I start adding colour to a page.

I have no idea if I am going to add a background or leave a vast white space yet. Sometimes I just spend half an hour colouring and then come back with ideas the next day. I added speckles to the eggs and used that colour because that is what ravens eggs look like. The colour is a bit more vibrant but I am not trying to replicate real images. Just exploring and having fun.

Well, it is officially summer tomorrow. Apparently! I can not recall in my lifetime ever having had such cool weather in November. I do hope summer puts in more than a cameo appearance soon, although I would also hope the fire risk is not very high this summer. 

Thanks for visiting.

A LONG 3 WEEKS

 

You know the saying " when life gives you lemons ....." well I wish it would send champers or chocolate instead! The past 3 weeks threw more drama at me which looks like continuing for at least another week or 2. The good news is that I still went ahead ,(with hired help) , and had my 5th back procedure . That was 2 weeks ago and it may take up to 6 weeks to feel the benefits but I already think there is some improvement. Yey!!! 

I have tried to de stress as much as possible and spend at least an hour or 2 each day doing some colouring . I am rather enjoying Rita Bermen's book at the moment. 

I particularly love my chosen colours for this page and changed the black dots to white using a Posca paint pen. I used a gold gel pen for the centre line work in each petal.

This was the 1st page I selected and I used a pastel pencil for the background. Hmmmm, not the best choice.

Finally, this is the page I am currently working on. I selected the colours  from a card in my colour cube . A few more sessions before completion.

I enjoyed reading another Anna Jacobs' book. This was the 3rd in a series and I read the 1st but don't have the 2nd. It didn't really matter.

As usual, I pass my books onto mum to read but I am currently struggling to keep up with her demand lol. It is very wet here at the moment and I am wondering when some warm weather is going to appear. It is a very strange November here . I hope the predicted severe weather in many states has not affected you.