Flourish!

I am taking risks with this work because I already know how to do lettering with pen and ink but not with acrylic paints and a brush. And I am trying to use two colours of paint on the brush for a special effect, inspired by Korean leather painting and also by the popular folk art painting style called "one stroke". So far, I have been a bit frustrated with my progress because I thought I could master the new techniques without too much practice and move more quickly to the part where my mind, eyes, and hand work together to produce an image just as I envision it. But as my daughter explains to her students, getting all our parts to work together like that takes lots of practice and lots of patience. So I do need to practice more before I will be satisfied with the final product. But this is my best practice page so far!