I love the way that Janet Weight Reed starts her creative day by painting a watercolor of one of her magical hummingbirds! Who needs to start the day out listening to nerve wracking news anyways. 🙂
It is important for me to have rhythm and structure in my life. Â Â Â These two elements allow me the freedom to create. Â Â I have also learned that the way I begin my day is vital.
 I used to listen to the BBC news first thing, and realised that it was 99% negative and designed to ignite fear and anxiety in the listener.
I now listen to soothing music for the first hour or two while either writing or doing a warm up watercolour.
Today I start with painting a gentle magical hummingbird. Â Â Â I have used hummingbird imagery in my paintings for over thirty years. Â Â They symbolise for me the unseen magic in our world.
I am using watercolour paper with a neutral ground which I applied some time ago.   Remember when working from a ground…it is important to…
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