How fun it is to be an unassuming, carefree child !
.... yesterday , I saw some children drawing and sketching and playing around with their colors without giving them a second thought, they were just carelessly pulling their markers and crayons and just applying them to paper ,..not painting not coloring ..just applying to their heart's content. I am sure they had no design nor rules in their mind , they were simply having good fun with color.
when I got home , I thought to myself , how nice it would be if I could do the same for a change, be a child again and just apply some color onto some paper without worrying about the rule of thirds, color wheel, or for that matter even shape or size!
So I sat at my desk and pulled out some of my favorite watercolors and went to town with them...of course being the control freak that I am , I had to bring about some sort of order into my work so I gave my paper a simple wash of green and applied some orange watercolor marker to my stamp , spritzed some water and stamped, the rest...the stem , leave hillock and houses were loosely drawn by hand , I also used a wet brush and splattered some paint onto the paper, stamped a sentiment as a stem for the bloom and lastly added glossy accents to give it a wet look.
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When I showed my husband , he immediately said , it is not your usual , it is very childish!!!!..and honestly I was thrilled , thrilled that I was able to achieve what I actually set out to do...but it was hard to say the least, to draw sloppily and not pay too much attention to detail.
In the end , all I can say is...... it is very hard to be a child again!
I have way too many inhibitions , rules and preconceived ideas about what is right and wrong to be a child again!
at least I tried!!
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This is amazing!!! LOVE the drops of glossy accents--and the scene you've created is gorgeous! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is NOT childish--it's a true work of art! I was drawn to it way before I read your post, and I love it. Thanks for stopping by my blog so I could follow your link and subscribe for emails.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card. Love the flower and sweet little houses. Thanks for playing with us at A Blog Named Hero.
ReplyDeleteWow, I think I'm intrigued by the story as much as the finished project! I agree with you, sometimes just throw out the rules and make something! Gorgeous card, beautiful hand sketches. Lovely story. Thanks so much for joining us at A Blog Named Hero.
ReplyDeleteI love this!! What a great card. not childish--carefree!!
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i like carefree too :) it's lovely! thanks for playing along with our Challenge #3 at A Blog Named Hero
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I love how tis came out. Thanks for playing along with challenge #3 over at A Blog Named Hero!
ReplyDeletewhat a fun concept - i really enjoyed your post and card.
ReplyDeletexo, Kristina
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