There Beneath the Willow Tree (nsfw) (Patreon)

There beneath the willow tree
I learned a lot about the way of things
I learned that everything (the wind, the leaves) has breath inside
They were pointing ever east
To see the ever-turning eon cease
Their wills were ever bent on waiting with all their might

I know (I know)
I know this
There is beauty in the way of things

There Beneath - The Oh Hellos

Had to add this. I tend to listen to one song on repeat (or a very small selection of songs) while painting. The lyrics often don't fit bcs after hearing it on repeat so long I mostly listen to the music and not the lyrics, but sometimes it's pretty enough to work as a title XD And I hate looking for titles so there's that.

Finally, after what feels like (and probably really was) a year I finished a watercolor again. And I'm happy with how it turned out! A watercolor artist I follow started doing highlights and some shadows/adjustements digital and I was always a bit coy when it came to that bcs I don't want people to call me out for cheating or whatever, but knowing I would add the lights digitally later on made the painting process so much more enjoyable and freeing? I finished a watercolor and actually am on the brink on starting the next one so excuse me, if this is cheating I will gladly accept it if it makes me enjoy doing it more XD

I added a spicier variant and the sketch and color mockup as well as the original scanned watercolor so you can see the difference between the painted and adjusted version. I think I won't do this in the future though bcs it takes away a bit from the finished piece. At least in my eyes. Or I might make it an extra post for higher tiers so it's not all out. Bcs I am self conscious about the progress.

Last but not least, I decided that if I can get this printed properly I want it to be the small print that accompanies the highest tier reward this month, in addition to the postcards. I don't know what size it will be, postcard sized or a bit bigger, that will depend on how well it prints.

I hope you'll enjoy this one. I have a few ideas for more so I hope I can get to them.
Take care and stay safe
<3