Peonies

This paper is definitely not meant for paint, but is handling it a lot better than I thought it would. I’m not as practiced with acrylic painting/blending/layering, but I don’t think I did too terrible overall.

I’m trying something new, now that school is back in session for the kiddo, and trying to wean myself off social media in favor of things that are more productive, constructive, or creative. So this morning, instead of getting onto my laptop to check email and wind up scrolling for far too long, I spent about 2 hours total sketching out and then painting this. And then I went off to clean the living room, light a few candles for some ambiance, and read for an hour. It hasn’t been as easy as that sounds – there’s been a lot of fighting the urge to open up my phone “just to check”, along with some fails, but it’s progress nonetheless.