Finished this piece with my newly bought gouache tubes. A bit weird though, having so got used to watercolor. This dark bird has a fantail and I wonder how it feels being amid of colorful flowers. Hmm ain't black is one of the colors too?

Yesterday, I bought this huge book, some sort of encyclopedia book of natural organism on earth. I love painting birds, flowers, butterflies, and I want to know what I paint; name, species, breed, and their natural habitat. And while finding this book brought thrill and excitement to me, there is one section of this book that I want to get rid of… for good. The reptiles section, that is. Oh God knows how scared I am of those things, so I asked hubby to glue all the pages that has snakes and worms picture in it, and poor hubby, he had to go through all six hundred over pages to filter out those haha.
This is a yellow-bellied prunia bird, found in South East Asia. I adore the yellow-bellied with a contrast darker shade on its head and back.

In late 2012, me and hubby got a chance to visit Amsterdam. It left a strong impression on me with its many canals and adorable red brick houses. I heard about those canal houses before and seen the picture, but I never thought I'd fall in love with it. Seeing Amsterdam first hand really made a difference, huh? Maybe it's a fact that Amsterdam was the first European city I ever set foot or the city itself is indeed beautiful, either way, I heart Amsterdam and the way it inspired me.

How wonderful it is that through prayer we can be refreshed and strengthened.

A source of fresh water to the soul.

I love this day, it's a reminder that I've received the most wonderful gift, a Son of God, that is.

I took these pebbles from a beach in Nice, when we visited Europe in October. Hubby looked at me strangely, unsure if he heard it right when I said I wanted to bring home these pebbles haha. Now I wish I brought back more pebbles, so many things I want to paint on them ^o^ Painted two of them a few days back.

Something I'm working on. Crossing my fingers they'll turn out good.

How's your weekend? Mine spent looking for a dress to be worn at my friend's wedding next Saturday. Yet to find one, although somehow a little bracelet managed to sneak in. Well, well, I still have tomorrow to find the perfect dress before the working chaos rules in full force the next whole week.