The Mystery of Marriage

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  I wonder what the relevance of the Biblical template of marriage is in these times. As I write I am aware of failed marriages and gay marriages, and I do not doubt that we have all known pain, and that we have all found love, somewhere. I am inspired by this Biblical verse in Ephesians 5:29-32 "For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of his body. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church." And I also am inspired by Galatians 3:28 which says that in Christ there is neither male nor female, among other things. Marriage is a mystery, seems to be the message for me. I guess that the mystery of marriage is in how it works at all! I loved being single over 20 years ago, but it had to come to an end because of its own challenges. Once the decisio...
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The End and The Beginning

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When I started to watercolour, suddenly the world seemed to be all a set of pictures waiting to be painted! I looked at every scene and object in a different way - I thought of them as subjects to paint and wondered how I could render them in watercolour.

Let me show you one of my early paintings. I was taking my lovely little cavoodle Dimitri (Dimi for short) on a walk and saw this flower on the way:


I was immediately inspired to paint this little beauty! So I set about painting in the corner of my Arches paper, playing around with the yellows and purples, laying wet on wet to create the shading in the centre.


I saw a quote from C.S. Lewis that I liked: "You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending". I could use my calligraphy to write this! I used a gold gel pen, and the technique of faux calligraphy:


I then used my phone picture editor to play around - it was so much fun!


I liked the end result very much (and it is available as a print on my Etsy shop). But I really wanted to learn how to paint in a more loose and free-flowing style, and I am slowly learning to do that. There are many artists out there, and many better than me. But hey, I am loving this journey, I am enjoying the creativity. And I am hoping you will walk with me awhile and share in my discoveries, and learn together with me! 

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  1. Hansfom4 June 2021 at 01:34

    Hello Sujatha, it is lovely to read of your journey and discoveries into art, to see this developing. To be a witness to this is a privilege. Thanks for having me along. I too am interested in watercolour and watch the tutorials but as yet I haven't been able to take the plunge and have a go. Keep on painting and exploring yourself and your abilities.

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    1. Sujatha4 June 2021 at 01:54

      Your words are very encouraging, Hansfom, thank you!

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