Artsy Pride: February 2015

'SOMETIMES THINGS DON'T COME FULL CIRCLE'

how it begin:

i loath reading and adore painting.

There is something about painting that makes me feel content and calm when the world seems too crazy to be handled by a troubled child like me. After 21 years of living, I still get that blissful feeling and that special sort of tranquility when I unwrap my colouring materials, maybe that is what they call it : PASSION.

Juhanna Basford's colouring book caught my attention when I was in a gallery shop with my loved ones. After a peek into the 'Secret Garden', without hesitation, I went to the cashier with 20 dollars in my hand , eager to unleash the inky treasure hunt that Johanna has prepared for us, because oh boy it has been too long since I left the digital world!

I decided to paint this particular floral piece based on one of my favorite quotes , '... Sometimes things don't come full circle' from the track 'Arcadia' by The Kite String Tangle introduced by Kizzy. The song was on repeat throughout the months as I cannot help but fall in love with the quote again and again, as it reminds me that:

'Despite the fairytale endings we were brought up to expect from life, things are not always complete, not always whole. The dog doesn't always catch its tail, the single thread doesn't always complete a stitch. Things are not always perfect, and does not always follow its intended course, but that's okay. Sometimes things don't come full circle... It is a reminder that softens every blow of disappointment, every change of fate we encounter in life.' ~ Melanie Woon