The Opposite of Easy.....

I can't believe how quickly the month has gone by

and it is time for the Monthly Painter's Challenge reveal already

This month's topic was deceptively tough

it should have been straight forward 

I mean

how hard can it be to come up with an interesting take on

Opposite Colours

it is just the sort of topic I used to get all those kids to explore when I was teaching

and for that I now apologise

maybe apologise is a bit much, but I at least acknowledge it wasn't easy

because this was a tough, pain in the ass

opposite of easy would have been a more accurate topic

especially as all I could think of was

the colour wheel 

and I swore when I left the classroom 

all colour wheels were banned from my presence

so that was duly abandoned

and all month I looked at and drew all sorts of rubbish

until I threw my hands up in the air in frustration 

and abandoned the studio muttering rude words 

directed at Tracey Grigc Potter for choosing this monster

which is awful because Tracey is just the sweetest most treasured friend

even if she does choose impossible topics

The only solution left was to make a cup of tea 

and contemplate my navel out in the warmish morning sunshine

and I didn't hold out much hope

until I walked into the pantry

and just to clarify it is a walk in pantry, I didn't run into it

although that wouldn't be unusual

and there on the shelf was the perfect solution

Lady Grey below Australian Afternoon Tea, 

next to T2 below, Wedgwood tea caddy in that glorious blue

opposite colours in all their tea glory

which goes to show that tea, is in fact, the answer to any question...

So Monthly Painter's Challenge is done and dusted

opposite colours are no longer torturing my brain

and now of course I get to pick the fiendish topic for next month

happy Tea on Tuesdays my friends...xx

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