Back inside in the Month of Fresh Starts

Pansies shaking off the rain

5.5 x 8.5 inches

Watercolour, acrylic ink, and 

black marker on watercolour paper

Barbara Muir © 2019

Today was busy with chores, phone calls

and prepping for class tomorrow.  It rained all day 

which made me happy for my brave pansies on the 

front porch steps, because it turned mighty cold.  

Yesterday people were out in shorts, and today

 back in ski jackets.

In between other kinds of work, I drew this drawing 

pansies that I brought in, and painted it. I love the

intensity of the acrylic ink.  It can go the distance

with the vivid, deep pansy colours.  The pansies
were closed up like a rolled up umbrellas when I
arranged them, and as I drew and painted them they
unfurled.  The way flowers move when arranged
fresh cut in water always surprises me.  

I hope you had a delightful weekend.  I am happy

to say that I did.  Sometimes routines are exactly

what you need, and that was today.

Have a welcoming a new week easily day.