☆ FAREWELL 2011

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Farewell to a year of love and laughter. Farewell to a year of huge amounts of creating. Farewell to a year of illness and death. Farewell to a year of stress and worry. Farewell to a year of huge success, and incredible highs, and some pretty shitty lows. Farewell to new connections and to new family members.

©2011 Kirstin McCulloch

But most of all farewell to the past, not to be remembered in sorrow, in despair or in shame, but to be remembered as a journey to a brighter future

©2011 Kirstin McCulloch

 I can't wait to take all I have learnt from 2011 and move forward, to make the next step in my journey and to remember to always immerse myself, in whatever I choose.

©2011 Kirstin McCulloch

 See you in the new year - have a great night.

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☆ New Painting

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I am very excited to share with you the latest painting in my 'Alway's' series.

'Always.... Listen to Granma.'

watercolours, ink, graphite

detail I

detail II

 She is fast becoming one of my favourite characters.

I am in the process of setting up my etsy shop, (yah! finally!) so she will be available for sale soon.

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☆ Mysterious [Illustration Friday]

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Normally with IF prompts, I have an image in mind immediately or I spend hours pondering certain scenarios. Often I will look the prompt up in an online dictionary, thesaurus or search for quotes.

Today, I pondered the prompt for a few minutes, and then decided I couldn't be arsed with my ritual, picked up my pad and sketched while thinking of the prompt. 

And this is the result

I am not sure how mysterious she is, but I am sure she's keeping a secret!

What do you think?

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☆ Swept [Illustration Friday]

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wind swept

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☆ Mystical Magical Makings

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For Christmas, my gorgeous husband gave me a spot on the talented Tam from Willowing, Mystical Magical Makings course.

I have previously completed her free course - Art, Heart and Healing (which you can still join!) and I loved it so much. Tam has a fantastic teaching style, and the willowing network is a safe and nurturing place to explore your creative side - even for those who have never drawn before!!

The first two weeks of the course is about Goddesses - one who inspires you, one who speaks to you, or one who you have created yourself.

Mine is the goddess of intuition and empathy, she speaks to me on a very elemental level, she's being a bit coy with her name - I will tease it out of her yet!

She still needs finishing, I am hoping to get into my studio sometime over the next few days, but with Australia Day yesterday, and some of the hottest temps this summer, I have struggled to move more than 5 inches from the air conditioner!!

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☆ Illustration Friday

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'Star Light

Star Bright

First star I see tonight

I wish I may

I wish I might

I wish I have my wish tonight...'

I am not sure of where this rhyme came from but I remember saying this as a child whenever I saw the evening star. Actually thinking about it I still say this rhyme when I see the evening star!!

This is my entry for this weeks topic on Illustration Friday - 'star gazing'

'Star Light, Star Bright' - water colours paint & pencils, gel metallic pens 

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