Watercolour painting of an elephant

Watercolour painting of an elephant
23 February 2025
Aquarelle painting of an elephant by me

As I said yesterday I would try the watercolours this Sunday, I decided to go ahead and change the subject, choosing an elephant instead of a woman. The sky was overcast so I did not have a problem staying in with my paint. I kept trying to make sense of how the strokes appeared and getting annoyed with the blending as I had clearly lost my knack for it and so abandoned totally the idea of painting alla prima. I chose instead to paint each colour separate from the other with just a few blending strokes here and there. I hope you like it all the same.

I am leaving you with another wonderful song “day after day” by this lovely young lady called Elyanna.

Elyanna - Youm Wara Youm

In becoming

In becoming
14 – 15 July 2024
Courtesy freepik.com


There are seasons in my art
of coming changes to impart
soul from the Earth soon to depart
There are movements in my chest’s space

Shadows twirling and unwinding
towards a final test pointing
they describe a last reckoning
Initiation a contest

The white clouds in forming whisper
memories of green, now a blur
opposites within me murmur
on how to attain the balance

I know dainty schemes of stillness
setting my heart to forgiveness
they distill time beyond duress
forgetting past hurt left behind

My inner skies set in light blue
follow my soaring spirit’s hue
bonding with galaxies anew
my mind expands into their light

Peace and happiness face the void
The urge to fight back I avoid
I am of all black thoughts devoid
In becoming I accept all

Reading of the poem:
Aida Nikolaychuk - Lullaby