Having my own creative business was something that was on my heart for a number of years and had become one of my dreams. Not a dream I was striving to achieve, but one that sat somewhat quietly in the background until the time came for it to come to fruition.
Wildlife Art on Wood all began from the revelation that I needed to learn to slow down and take my time more. I had started a short course in botanical painting and noticed that I really struggled to take time to observe objects before drawing them.... I just wanted to get to the end and have a finished painting. Taking my time to sit and observing a specimen before putting pencil to paper felt immensely uncomfortable at first. But instead of running from this awful feeling I realised that this is something I need to learn to do... to sit with the feeling and allow it to pass... to slow down and take my time.... not just with drawing but with life itself.
The world around us tells us that everything is about striving and self-effort but that's not what I have learnt. Rather, things have grown best in my life as I've taken my time and allowed ideas to naturally take seed and develop in my mind.
We only have to look to nature to see that plants and tress grow naturally. A rose cannot be forced to open. A butterfly cannot be forced out of its cocoon. Everything flourishes in its right time given the right conditions. And so its been with my creative business. It all began naturally with a painting of a foxglove on wood and from there I naturally began painting animals like woodpeckers that had a connection with the wood... and so it continues to grow naturally over time.
When I become frustrated that things are not moving quick enough, I take a breath and remind myself that all things, including me, including my business, take time to flourish and grow. Although its still very early days for Wildlife Art on Wood there continues to be a natural flow to its growth and I trust that as I continue to give it time and space it will continue to do so naturally.
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