"and when the world started to get brighter
all the memories of the times lost started to flood in"

This piece took a few weeks to create. Started with plain green and then added the yellows. Of course, no patience on my end resulted in a complete mud-like colour scheme.

I covered it with the green again and then used watercolour marker pens to scribble all over. I didn't like that either so started dropping one colour smudge a day. It took 6 days and a lot of resistance not to mess with it and leave it to dry.

In terms of the inspiration - BST is coming (British Summer Time) which means days are getting brighter, blossom everywhere, green is coming back and all of that beautiful regrowth makes you think about the previous months, the pain, the blood, the tears and the fight that has been fought to be able to see this new beginning with fresh and wiser eyes.

Life is tough, and life gets sad but it is a good life. And that's what matters. To live a good life.

march 2023