Blackout? - watercolour

No, I'm not having a blackout, and I'm not doing too badly, as my brother thinks, but I'm just busy painting and trying new things, and then time flies. In the fever, I'm just in my own world, and that's a good thing; time flies by. I have to say, the month of January is actually going by very quickly, unlike other years. The cold is already starting to get to me, and it's not even February yet. Well, if it stays cold longer and we still have power, we can at least keep ourselves a little warm, or at least drink a cup of hot water or tea, and then it's just a matter of seeing the time pass, whether it's with a hobby or sleeping once we get home. When it comes to sleep, everyone clearly needs it more. Many find it difficult to wake up, and I'm one of them. I wouldn't consider hibernation so bad.

Meanwhile, the fish I painted have a new home, and the question is what I'll do next. Yesterday, during painting class, the teacher suggested I try something different. I was planning to, because I wanted to paint barrels again, which was also what I did in my very first class, though I quickly lost interest. Since the fish were finished with Softpa Stels, I've been spending several hours a day exploring different watercolor techniques. This hasn't been the case for a long time, as the teacher suggested. Watercolor is often used just like acrylic paint, and who knows, maybe I'll try it out and work on solid paper, because I can't say the special paper I have works all that well. I'm also getting a bit tired of constantly feeling like everything only works if you spend a lot of money; I find that ridiculous. When something only works with so-called "features" when you're spending a considerable amount of money, I wonder if it's still about creativity. Of course, one part of creative time is finding your own way to work with a particular medium. For now, I'm just practicing my loose brushstrokes, because painting with watercolor is certainly much lighter than rubbing soft pastels or using acrylic paint. I'm also trying out what I can do with which brush, and trying to do it as quickly as possible. Why as quickly as possible? Because it teaches you to work a bit more loosely, but for me, it does mean I have to paint for quite a while because to get a good grip, it's all still ugly, and I'm going to see if I can continue with this. But I'm not just looking to create or encounter a special style that makes me say: that's it!

_{Materials: watercolour simple box used at primary school at least 10 years old, notebook watercolour paper 300 gr, some small brushes (round, flat + oblique all old)
21-1-2026}