Different strokes.

Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary--source unknown

 Stitching is the perfect winter occupation. There are snowflakes falling outside, but nothing serious. Just an excuse to curl up with needle and thread. I started with this blank piece of linen hand-loomed in Nova Scotia (the maker's label was on it and I included it as part of the markings), and started improvising.

Yesterday I added a few colours to my stash. I'm partial to Van Gogh tube watercolours right now. I wanted to experiment with pink. I got a permanent rose (Cotman's because that's the only pink I  could find) that I mixed with titanium white -- I prefer pale pinks, the paler the better -- and added some azo yellow, and ultramarine, also mixed with white.

 
Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary--source unknown

 The last few days have been Spring-like and Nature is a little confused. I think I saw some buds on a couple of trees... we are going back to Winter in the next day or two, so those poor wee buds will probably die. I'm not sure what to make of it. What I am sure about is the headache I have from the wild barometric swings.

Meanwhile, I came across this photo of a watercolour I did in my early art days. Crocuses, Spring....

Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary--source unknown