It doesn’t matter how many times you put that foot in front of the other, there will always be somewhere to go.

Well, maybe until you’ve walked into a linen cupboard and the door behind you locks, then you’ve pretty much got nowhere to go. I wonder how many people are stuck in linen cupboards right now...

I like to imagine my life as a multi choice quiz, there are a handful of options at your disposal in any one moment and in order to choose the correct or best fit option, some study is required beforehand. Well, unless of course I’ve been thrown in to the deep end of something and I’m forced to fly blind and colour in option C as a guesstimate, luckily these situations so far haven’t been too threatening and option C has taken me on a fairly stable journey when the unknown approaches from all angles of my peripherals and then slaps me right between the eyes. It seems I can only be studied and prepared for the things I’m aware of or situations I can pre-empt, funny that.

What I’m getting at here is that it genuinely doesn’t matter if I choose option A or B, or scribble out B and then choose D, there will always be more options to choose after this moments quiz, an infinite stack of quiz papers and opportunities to plot a life path based on choices, weather they be known or unknown. This is what went through my mind when I saw this enchanting scene originally painted digitally by an artist I could not source, so for now they have been lost to the unknownians.

I had to materialise this scene in front of me so I could feel closer to it, out come the watercolours! Let me take you on an evolving journey through the rough edged trees to the sun speckled road that almost transmutes into a serene lagoon. This one took a long time because of the intricate details and the need to let each stroke dry out so that it didn’t bleed into the next, especially when working around the light areas where the sun breaches through the canopy making sure the colours don’t become dirty and retain their brilliance. If I ever find the original artwork and the artist that made it I will be sure to credit them, for now my recreation will have to suffice, happy strolling.