Dandelions are now everywhere. The leaves are good for salad. I make juice from the flowers and buds. They are full of energy.
Dandelions
Suddenly it is summer
I have never before experienced that rapid change from spring to summer. Now we have had a few days + 30 degrees celcius (86 Fahrenheit).
April, 4 celsius (39.2 F)
Caput mortuum
On the watercolor below I used the fine tone Caput Mortuum. I think this dark reddish brown pigment is perfect tint of the ground after snow has melted. The shade varies, this pigment is Sennelier 919.
After a while there is new life after Caput Mortuum (lat.)
Crocuses
One third of the snow is still left. No green leaves on the ground. But yesterday I found some crocuses. At the same time the first butterfly came to suck nectar out of them. Lemon butterfly with bright yellow wings! I was so happy there were those five crocuses for it to suck.
Painting and happiness
How to to paint when you feel yourself discouraged and weary? How to find strenght to paint?
It can happen with colors. Select a bright watercolorpigment and let it go with water.
Melting snow and moisture
Snow is melting rapidly in the forest. At the same time the amount of mold and moisture increases. Sunny days are so welcomed as I am a bit allergic to moisture!
The silence we almost lost
At this era of lock down many of us have realized how we had already lost the sense of silence, peace and tranquility at our busy lives.
Nature can help us. Books can help us.
Austin Kleon (“a writer hos draws”) refers in his blog to the columns by American writer Brian Doyle. Doyle has written a book One long river of song: notes on wonder, which has been called “the greatest nature essay ever”. One is able to read Doyle`s nice columns on different subjects online at the address: theamericanscholar.com
The shades of the trees
Early spring in the forest
