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Morning early birds. So one of my fave effects at

Morning early birds.

So one of my fave effects at the moment is using a white gel pen to highlight and outline specific parts of my painting.

Its a technique I first used on my water colour mandalas a few years ago and more recently on the birds and flowers. It really makes the subject 'pop'

Swip to see before and after.

Which do you prefer 1 no outlines or 2 outlines.

I think for things painted directly into my journal its probably 2 but if I was framing I might stick with 1.

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Today I had a pity party. I know its frowned on.

Today I had a pity party.

I know its frowned on. I know within the past few weeks I've been promoting and supporting resilience so its a bit ironic. I know when adversity strikes we should bounce back and all that. But context is everything.

It's Mental Health Awareness week. Mine is frequently on a knife edge and I have to work incredibly hard to keep it in check. Today and yesterday crap things happened. They happened on top of other crap things and throwing the generic 'think positive' at me wasn't going to cut it.

And you know what? Sometimes being genuinely angry, hurt and frustrated at a situation can't be pushed back on you as your fault because you aren't resilient enough. You are also human. Not emotionally weak or vulnerable. (And it's ok if you are btw.) Just human.

I needed to wallow and feel sorry for myself. It did me good and I feel infinitely better for it.

And now I have my full-blown pity party, I'm ready to practice the techniques I've learned and work out my next steps. Which could well be simply to pause and reflect.

If anyone ever accuses me of not being resilient again, so help me they better have a good couple of hours to listen to all the situations beyond my control I've faced over the past 15 years or so.

So if you need to rant, vent, hide with chocolate under the duvet, you do it. And if you need to talk, then so many people are ready to listen. In the words of Radiah Shabazz:

We need to stop "glorifying unrealistic, super-human capacity to withstand any and all obstacles set before us."

Cry, ache, feel, then Rise.

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What a wash-out Saturday. 🌧 I'm feeling quite

What a wash-out Saturday. 🌧

I'm feeling quite accomplished however. Ticked a number of things off the list and picked up cake - swipe for more pics.

It certainly helps when your to-do list has a nice blossom-themed border to match your nails. 💅 I've been mostly gazing at them and avoiding any chip-risk chores.

It was lovely catching up with Vici and team at @beautybyv06 yesterday. I went for pinky tones this time round. And my first ever 'matt' finish which I swear is done by actual magic. One second shiney then voom, final coat dries and viola - matt.

The beauty industry shares much with my growing art-knowledge from folk artesque dotting tools for nail accents to the way blending/matching colours and shades can create such a different feel and create subtle or dramatic shifts. At the end of the day it's all shadows and highlights, tints and shades, right?

I've been enjoying a programme on TV 'Make-up: A glamourous history' on BBC2. I've never worn much of it myself (a lifetime of spending too much money on art supplies to have much left for make-up) but its fascinating to see how it was used and applied through the various ages.

Whatever you are painting this weekend, nails, journals or the town, stay dry!

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Happy prekend! Sun is shining, sky is blue. I'm

Happy prekend!

Sun is shining, sky is blue. I'm out for my first post-vaccine run today. Just 16 more miles to go to complete my Pandamonium challenge of 100k by the end of this month.

Today's painting twist will be at @beautybyv06 for some pretty nails!

Then finishing up with a crafturnoon with @lucyloves.uk

Bliss

What are you up to today?

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Original gouache
'Mountain meadow'

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Paper: 300g/ 140lb
Artwork: 18cm x 26cm

Framed and mounted
Dimentions: 9.25" x 12.75" /23.5cm x 32cm

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