Here are the three wonderful cards I got from each of the three [other] card traders in Zazzy’s Great Art Project. I love them all! Humor, beauty, and whimsy.
I just mailed off my next three artistic attempts, which I’ll post after they reach the recipients.
Lessons learned: my general style of life, in many ways, is to improvise, act impulsively, and not follow instructions. Watercolor painting does not lend itself to that particular set of traits. Can I change? Doubtful, but I’ll try. On the other hand I’m not a perfectionist which helps immensely.
The four of us, one in Australia, one in the UK a bit southeast of London, one in Missouri, and me in Maryland, are also chatting via WhatsApp, which I'm using for the first time. I guess it's a little like (or even just like?) texting with a group.
So far, I'm a little surprised at how often I pick up a brush and do a tiny bit of painting. I'm not very happy with most of my efforts. Some are OK, even fine. Some are not. But I'm stubbornly not going to reject any attempts I make. Watercolors are unforgiving. Correcting or changing something is almost impossible. I'll be half-way into a decent picture and then make one color choice that doesn't work and it's too late. So I plow on and finish the card. And send it off.
And I stubbornly refuse to practice. Silly.
