The only thing on my mind..

Even when I'm home sick, and what I really should be doing is resting, I can't help but do some kind of art. I feel guilty if I don't. I found a beautiful image a while ago that I have been meaning to draw, so today seemed like the perfect opportunity. 

I used my favourite paper, canaletto, in a cream. Considering I haven't been feeling the best I am quite happy with the results:

True Love..

I spent this lovely morning exploring the peaceful surroundings of my new home and realized something; as long as I can see beauty, experience beauty and create beauty I am going to have a very happy and fulfilled life. 

Sometime I feel as if I have wasted the last couple of years studying art, considering I have an extremely low chance (1% chance in fact) of making it as a professional artist. But it is my true love, my passion. I have to admit, some of my art is far from beautiful, dark and often confronting, but lately I have drifted towards softer themes. I have put my efforts towards creating artworks revolving around things I think are beautiful, keeping in mind, what I think is beautiful may not be what others consider beautiful. I am doing this with both my photographic work and my work on paper and canvas. So this morning, whilst I was out, I used my camera to capture things that have caught my eye during my morning walks.