Watercolor Gift

Sounds rather drastic doesn’t it? [the not smoking part in the subject line] LOL … well … I have been working at becoming a non-smoker the entire month of March … I have not had even one cigarette so far in March … after smoking for 40 plus years … … and a co-worker died last week … of lung cancer … after being in the hospital in a coma for two weeks. The last couple weeks have been the longest of my life I think … they have went very slowly and painfully … it is hard to quit smoking … but I have it to do .. so I am working at trying to do it.

The inspiration in the subject line: Andrew Pawley - his lovely watercolor / ink paintings are lovely and very inspiring … I am starting to feel almost like an artist again and I wanted to see some art that was bright, cheerful and unique. Andrew’s work is all that - it is quite inspiring … the colors are great, the harmonies are remarkable and they make me grin … I’ve been doodling here & there the last couple weeks on the computer but no serious artwork … I haven’t even really blogged much … mostly, I have just concentrated on trying to become a non-smoker. That takes a lot of energy and I am trying not to stress over not doing much artwork or blogging too … I decided that it is time I did this for me … so that is number one priority at the moment. I am slowly getting my life back though … and looking at Andrew’s great bird collection in his Gallery was a lot of fun!

[the not painting part from the subject line] If I am not painting, I want to see other people’s art … I am just too tired yet to do real art of my own yet … maybe I will be able to concentrate on painting again soon … I hope so .. .I am beginning to miss it … which is a good thing … that will probably push me into actually painting again, instead of just thinking about it every once in awhile between deep breathing exercises. LOL But I managed to clean off my drawing table today so I can find it again when I am ready to paint again!

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Imaginary birds painted in water colour and coloured inks

Tucan

Imaginary birds painted in water-colour and inks

Three Seagulls

Imaginary birds painted in water-colour and inks

Tucan Two

Imaginary birds painted in water-colour and inks

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