In a job interview recently the interviewer asked me, “What is your hobby?” I answered, “Painting”. Without reflecting I added, “It saved me really.”
A butterfly in our garden
Suffering from several stressors at the time I found that painting definitely had therapeutic value as I reverted to a more traditional style in these images of nature. I raided my photo collection for images to paint, starting with this one of a swallowtail butterfly happily drawing nectar from the pansies in our garden.
The original photograph
Next week on 31st August, I hope to introduce another gallery featuring works in a hybrid style, on the subject of ‘God Cares’.