Fruit and Plant

The rambutan tree in my family garden  bears abundant fruits this year, my sister Veron reminded me and she send this lovely picture and another picture of a plant with fan like flowers, she said flower from our younger day, sure brings back fond memories of that time. I have some firm favourites from the time we were growing up but it’s difficult to see some of those familiar things now like I remembered a plant with deep purple flowers growing wild along the gravel road, we used to pick the flowers and play with it and it will stain the fingers purplish. There used to be a few hibiscus trees planted near our house when we were growing up, we would pick the leaves and pretend that it was money and the hibiscus flowers would bloom throughout the year. The Japanese used the flowers to make drinks with honey. I wished I would have known about such thing during those times.

Rambutan Tree Bearing Fruits

Plant With Fan like Flowers

Make Every day Count

I was just sitting here and thinking of what topic to write on my blog today and this quotation came to mind, “make every day count”. It does make sense of course as we tend to take every day for granted. I begin to ponder about what I have done to make it count, then I realised that yeah, my life apart from taking an early break from serious work has been very much enriching, at least to me, for I never ceased to do the things that I love to do. In my little way I pursued my pass time hobbies, and I realised that I can never be bored since I always have something in mind to do and now I am leisurely dong painting. Making each day count doesn’t have to be achieving the greatest thing but doing the things that you want to do and not procrastinates about it. Below are some of my painting done in acrylic.

My Christmas Painting of a Cardinal Bird


Painting Relaxes My Mind

Winter Cabin

My Favourite Flower, Hydrangea

Painting

My hobby has evolved from decoupage to painting now. I couldn't help myself from taking up the brushes and start to paint a five petal flower and then to my favourite flower, the hydrangea. It was daunting at first and after a week practice, I feel more confident to paint it on the so many left over tiles lying on my kitchen cabinet. It was difficult to paint on a shiny surface but then I learn that you need to prime it first and that’s exactly what I did with “gesso”. I use Reeves acrylic artist paint which I find easier to use, I also alternate it with Martha Steward Acrylic paint. Painting had a feeling good effect on me, as I paint I feel so much more relaxed and happy. 

A Grapevine Painting

My Favourite Hydrangea Painting

Painting Roses and Buds