Brush Wild Honey to and fro, using your Clarity brush.

Then Fired Brick.

Are you having Déja Vue? Have you seen this before?

Add Lettuce in the gaps.

Ringing any bells yet?

Come on! Here’s the clue!

Yep. Tis the very same piece. 

I decided not to stick the poppies down;

the background was screaming 

“Use me again! Use me again!” 

So I decided to add the beautiful partridge.

Sit him on the words, like a branch.

But here was the test. 

I wanted to see how much colour I could extract 

from the water-colour paper after a week.

Answer: Loads. In fact, most.

By simply painted the area with water, allowing the water to soak in and then blotting with a paper towel, 

I was able to extract  pretty much ALL the ink. 

That is good to know.

Which is all very well and good. But then I looked at the composition, and I thunk to myself:
him don’t look too happy.
Him don’t look like he be up for celebrating much!
Altogether now: aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh…

Let’s colour him in a little, 

with some Spectrum Noir pencils and a yellow Distress marker.

Maybe that’ll cheer him up.

Looks a little bit perkier.

Mmm. Now I’m all for less is more, 

and this does look quite cool. 

But I really think it needs something….

And then it came to me.
It’s time for a LIMERICK!!!

I’ll start it.
You finish it.
Then we’ll pick the best one,
and we will make a stamp of it!

So here’s the first two lines.
Ready?

There once was a partridge from France,
who never got asked to dance.

lalalalala
lalalalala
lalalalalalalala

Now let’s see what YOU can come up with!!
I cannot wait to read these! Come on! I could do with some cheering up after having to leave Gracie in New York….

much love,