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Watercolour painting for self care

I really enjoyed the waves exercise. I enjoyed being mindful to the brush, watching it bend, lifting it and making strokes. 

I am a beginner to watercolours. I only tried few times to follow a tutorial on Youtube. And I always struggle with blending colours on paper. I have either too much water on the paper or not enough water, so my colours don't mix so nicely. Therefore I didn't really enjoy the abstract shapes exercise, I managed the colours to mix nicely only few times. I was too focused on how it should behave, not on the activity itself.

Watercolour painting for self care - image 1 - student project

I was quite anxious about going outside to the park and draw there. As I'm no artist I was afraid people will look at me and judge my paintings. Surprisingly, it was alright in the end. Even though there were many people I didn't feel watched. And I didn't care about those who looked at me and my paintings in the end. It was a nice experience. But I couldn't spend much time on the second drawing as I was frozen to the bone :D 

I can imagine myself drawing there again as soon as it gets warmer. It really was a nice morning. I filled in the self-evaluation form before and after. I picked the same emoji before and after as I struggle with a lot of long-term worries these days (months in fact). But I've felt the stress level went from three to two.

I think one session isn't enough for me to see huge results. But I believe in a long-term run it will be beneficial.

I like my drawings, I feel more confident and will try drawing with watercolours more :)

Watercolour painting for self care - image 2 - student project