Susan bought me a set of Atelier Interactive for Christmas but I have not tried them out properly. I am nervous about returning to paint as it means surrendering some of the control I feel with pencil!
I can understand your feeling about loss of control. Perhaps luckily for me, I don’t feel in control of even a pencil (ask anyone whose seen my hand-writing), so chucking paint around isn’t too much of a leap.
I’m left-handed and spent my school years being told that my writing was “wrong.” It went from legible to terrible as my anxiety about it grew. These days, I use a beautiful pen, gorgeous coloured inks and scribble away contentedly in journals and on cards. It does concern me a little that the recipients of my cards probably have no idea what I’m saying, but I figure it’s the thought that counts 🙂
I am sure it is not that bad Su😂.
We have a friend who is a former colleague of mine and we spend much of our Christmas break trying to decipher the essay she writes in our card. Goodness knows what her lab notes look like.
I was always getting told off for my writing at school too. In my case it just made me hide it by writing really small! It was good practice for drawing detail.
A few years back I did a weekend calligraphy course. It didn’t stick…
I never thought of doing really small writing! Mine tends to the flamboyantly huge. But thinking about it, it’s definitely much neater when it’s small!!
My mother used to send the boy-child postcards from her travels (remember travel ☹️) and could barely decipher a word on them. He’s never really seen old-school joined-up writing.
I’m not sure if you can call messing around with paint and water “painting.” I’m treating it as all about process — with no real expectations of loving the products.
That aside; your commitment to fitness and traveling enormous distances on foot has me totally in awe.
Zimmerbitch 
A photo that makes the viewer curious– what creation will be born from those brushes and paint. (Constant rain here too)
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All will be revealed (if the glue ever sets)
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Ooh, turquoise! Guaranteed to spur creative inclinations.
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My favourite colour. When I opened the paint box, I discovered I’d bought three tubes of it. A larger canvas is obviously called for!
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I can’t wait to see your completed creation.
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Thank you 🙏
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Let the magic begin!!
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No pressure then!
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😀 Absolutely not!
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😀😀
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Such a statement can only come from an artist at heart. Have a great artistic weekend, Su!
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Thank you so much Peter.
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More! More! More! (Even though I risk sounding like a child wanting candy. 😉) 💕🖌
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Hehe. All will be revealed (eventually).
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Time to be creative Su. It gets the right side of the brain going and one loses all sense of time.
Leslie
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That is true Leslie
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You’re such a tease!
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Hehe
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😆
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Ooh, how exciting, I want to know what you paint
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😀
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What are you painting? I have just finished two trays and a chinese bamboo painted card.
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Shoes. I bought some old shoes to turn into art pieces.
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Awesome! I did that with some white runners and also an old shoe last.
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🙂
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Susan bought me a set of Atelier Interactive for Christmas but I have not tried them out properly. I am nervous about returning to paint as it means surrendering some of the control I feel with pencil!
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Ooh; how yummy.
I can understand your feeling about loss of control. Perhaps luckily for me, I don’t feel in control of even a pencil (ask anyone whose seen my hand-writing), so chucking paint around isn’t too much of a leap.
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Would you believe my handwriting is utterly pants? I never cared much about that – unlike drawing!
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I’m left-handed and spent my school years being told that my writing was “wrong.” It went from legible to terrible as my anxiety about it grew. These days, I use a beautiful pen, gorgeous coloured inks and scribble away contentedly in journals and on cards. It does concern me a little that the recipients of my cards probably have no idea what I’m saying, but I figure it’s the thought that counts 🙂
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I am sure it is not that bad Su😂.
We have a friend who is a former colleague of mine and we spend much of our Christmas break trying to decipher the essay she writes in our card. Goodness knows what her lab notes look like.
I was always getting told off for my writing at school too. In my case it just made me hide it by writing really small! It was good practice for drawing detail.
A few years back I did a weekend calligraphy course. It didn’t stick…
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I never thought of doing really small writing! Mine tends to the flamboyantly huge. But thinking about it, it’s definitely much neater when it’s small!!
My mother used to send the boy-child postcards from her travels (remember travel ☹️) and could barely decipher a word on them. He’s never really seen old-school joined-up writing.
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You paint? I am green with envy. As much as I might will my Jack of All Trades to be an artist, she’ll never quite succeed.
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I’m not sure if you can call messing around with paint and water “painting.” I’m treating it as all about process — with no real expectations of loving the products.
That aside; your commitment to fitness and traveling enormous distances on foot has me totally in awe.
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