Strokes of Mindfulness.

Image writer’s own. Pen and watercolour fox.

Paint kisses the canvas gently, merging with the slightly damp hues already there. Hundreds of carefully chosen strokes begin to form a recognisable form.

A diluted tone creates shadow. A preserved area creates light.

Music plays softly from a device on the left, and I am caught in this moment of mindful hypnosis, dabbing and dotting paint onto heavy paper. The texture is a ghost-like image of bark the paper was made from. And on it I create, hoping to feel closer to my natural self.

Image writer’s own. Acrylic on canvas.