RAIN!!!!!!


WEโ€™VE HAD RAIN!!!!!

And Iโ€™ve been dancing in it!

Well, it rained for about five minutes this morning whilst I was driving, but I was still dancing in the carโ€ฆ thus in the rain! I soon had to stop, however, as when I switched on my windscreen wipers, the windscreen was smeared and caked in a thick, gloopy, muddy layer. A quick windscreen-swill later, and my vision was restored; although the rain was gone.

A grey day remained โ€“ which was fabulous! Iโ€™m not too keen on it being too hot.

Todayโ€™s watercolour, my thirteenth, took less than ten minutes to do. What do you mean โ€˜I can tell!โ€™? Iโ€™ll have you know that this is a wet on wet painting, so it had to be quick. I pretended to be painting it in the rain, and one wouldnโ€™t really want to be doing that for long, would one? I also allowed the paint to do what it wanted, after Iโ€™d given it a gentle push.

It does have a wet look, which I quite like, and I also like the reflections (I think I like painting reflections โ€“ I wonder if thereโ€™s a meaning in that somewhere?) but it is also intended to have an abstract feel to it. Well, it has to have, really, hasnโ€™t it?

Not all watercolours need to be scenes though, so 13/13 for #WorldWatercolorMonth is a view of something through the rain.

17 responses to “RAIN!!!!!!”

  1. bcparkison avatar

    Very nice. My grands love to play in the rain.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I love watching it when I’m nice and cosy, Beverly. Or walking outside just after a downpour, in that fresh fresh air!

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  2. roseelaineblog avatar

    You had rain, I didnโ€™t ๐Ÿ˜ค hopefully we will today ๐Ÿ˜€ oh, nice painting ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Elaine. I think the rains are on their way back now.

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  3. prenin avatar

    Hi Tom! ๐Ÿ™‚

    We had a light shower in the morning, but at 10.20pm the heavens opened and we had a heavy downpour that made one heck of a difference!!! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Needless to say I was awake again by 5.20am or thereabouts and went back to sleep until 9.33am.

    Now I feel great and life is good!!! ๐Ÿ™‚

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Just how life should be, Prenin!
      Thanks!

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  4. Diane Henders avatar

    It looks pleasantly wet – I like it! ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      It (and I!) were slightly damp, Diane, yes!
      Pleased you like it.

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  5. Soul Gifts avatar
    Soul Gifts

    We need some of that there rain here …

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I’ve been reading about Australia on our news recently, Raili.
      I’m sending an order to the Universe for some rain to go your way.

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      1. Soul Gifts avatar
        Soul Gifts

        It worked Tom! We have had bucketloads – ‘cept for the poor farmers ๐Ÿ˜ฆ

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar

          Oh no!!!
          But great news for you, Raili. I think.
          How are things over there now? I haven’t seen much about it lately…

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          1. Soul Gifts avatar
            Soul Gifts

            The poor old farmers are doing it really tough. Severe, long term drought. No feed for the stock. Some farmers are barely able to feed themselves let alone buy food for the animals, There are major fundraising events in train, as well as some government support….

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            1. Tom Merriman avatar

              I hope things become easier very soon.

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              1. Soul Gifts avatar
                Soul Gifts

                They’re doing it very tough at the moment. Praying for rain ….

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                1. Tom Merriman avatar

                  Sending my energies over as well, if they’ll help…

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                  1. Soul Gifts avatar
                    Soul Gifts

                    Thank you, Tom. Every bit helps ๐Ÿ™‚

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