{"id":1164,"date":"2021-05-22T10:42:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T18:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/?p=1164"},"modified":"2021-05-22T10:42:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T18:42:04","slug":"1126-the-colorful-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/?p=1164","title":{"rendered":"1126. The Colorful Ending"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I was painting \u00e2\u20ac\u01531121. Sunset behind the Veil\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (oil painting, 6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d x 6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d), I waned to paint the scene bigger, in watercolor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I painted this, \u00e2\u20ac\u01531126. The Colorful Ending\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (watercolor painting, 14&#8243;x 21\u00e2\u20ac\u009d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1126.-The-Colorful-Ending-_blog.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mariko-irie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1126.-The-Colorful-Ending-_blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariko-irie.com\/colorfulending.html\">\u00e2\u20ac\u01531126. The Colorful Ending\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Watercolor painting by Mariko Irie<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I feel so good when I paint on a bigger surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My way of painting watercolor takes much more time than in oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During painting, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not sure what I\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcm thinking, just in the zone. I feel fabulous. When something distracts me, I temporarily lose creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started a morning routine,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">waking up around 5 a.m.,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">having a glass water (not coffee),<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">meditation in bed,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">taking a shower, then Yoga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">having a breakfast,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">cycling to play tennis, or going for a walk in a huge vineyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, I start my day\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afterwards I focus easily, feeling positive energy until bed time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It helps the quality of each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like this painting, when I go to bed, a French blue vail shrouds my soul. I look forward to tomorrow\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s beautiful light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was painting \u00e2\u20ac\u01531121. Sunset behind the Veil\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (oil painting, 6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d x 6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d), I waned to paint the scene bigger, in watercolor. So I painted this, \u00e2\u20ac\u01531126. The Colorful Ending\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (watercolor painting, 14&#8243;x 21\u00e2\u20ac\u009d). 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