I have been seeing a trend of colouring in the negative space in drawings and paintings, and leaving the subject matter in black and white. So thought I would give it a try. I did and I love the effect! But also had an epiphany of sorts while colouring, which I have said many a times, I find highly therapeutic. Just like adding colour to negative space around the subject can yield beautiful results, surely the same can be applied to ‘colouring in’ the negativity in life with hues of positivity? Th doom and gloom in the world today, especially confronted with this pandemic is overwhelming. But if we try and look a bit more, the stories of humanity, inclusivity and kindness are also vying to be heard. It’s not about every cloud having a silver lining. The silver lining is inherit. ‘Colouring in the negative’ needs a bit of effort and willingness to fill in the dreaded emptiness with dogged optimism!
After 8 weeks of lockdown….I really thought I would accomplish ALL that needed to be accomplished. All the stuff that was kept in the back burner or months and weeks due to ‘lack of time’. Did I do it? Of course, no. I did make a dent in a handful quarantine ‘tasks’. But no, I …
When I was younger and felt a bout of procrastination setting in, this quote by Kabiguru Tagore always snapped me back on track- You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
Colouring the Negative
I have been seeing a trend of colouring in the negative space in drawings and paintings, and leaving the subject matter in black and white. So thought I would give it a try.
I did and I love the effect! But also had an epiphany of sorts while colouring, which I have said many a times, I find highly therapeutic.
Just like adding colour to negative space around the subject can yield beautiful results, surely the same can be applied to ‘colouring in’ the negativity in life with hues of positivity?
Th doom and gloom in the world today, especially confronted with this pandemic is overwhelming. But if we try and look a bit more, the stories of humanity, inclusivity and kindness are also vying to be heard. It’s not about every cloud having a silver lining. The silver lining is inherit. ‘Colouring in the negative’ needs a bit of effort and willingness to fill in the dreaded emptiness with dogged optimism!
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