November blog post 🍂🌲❄️

November... Today is the 20th, and the temperature has dropped right down but there is bright sunshine this morning

It has been a fairly good month for me. Ballanced and a focus on good health.

There has been a few birthdays and I have enjoyed spending time with people I love where possible.

I feel settled at work now and I still make time to relax and focus on creating around the different shifts. Having a stable income gives me peace about my future. I am looking forward to going on a trip to Egypt in the new year, with someone who has been a great friend to me for a long, long time.

It is feeling very wintery and Christmas isn't far away now. I am glad to have had some sales recently. Thankful and hopeful my art will bring joy to others!

I am still slowly working on my Dahlia painting building up the details and I am enjoying taking my time to see this progress.

Hopefully I can get this painting to resemble the dream of it I have in my mind. So far I am finding it challenging with the petals intricate shadow area's and tonal range. All the things I like most about these flowers and the photo references I took are what makes it challenging. The beauty of the shape and colours.

I will continue working on this piece when I have time to focus, around other important aspects of my life. I would like to pick up un-finished paintings I have set aside for a while. Recently I had a big clean and de-clutter of my space where I create and store my artworks. I feel I have and am making room for new idea's in the new year and look forward to the creative process, with the early stages in new artworks being what I enjoy most. I have decided at the moment I do not wish to take on any new commissions, but will do again in the new year.

It is hard to remain active and generally stay healthy with the cold weather but I know it makes life much more enjoyable overall and in the long-run. Despite a busy month I have enjoyed running and home workouts. I know seasonal sadness can be challenging, so I make more effort to push myself to focus on a healthy body and healthy mind.

Lifes alright really! There is good and bad but change is always just a step away. I decide the choices I make, as I grow in wisdom while time goes by choosing to learn from mistakes with gratitude. I am more focused than ever on enjoying the things and people I love, my peace and joy.

Healing and health. Stay strong this season.

Take care,

Gemma