I love my watercolour spirals but I struggle with using paper because it ends up being very costly & delicate to frame and arrange shipping for my collectors.

So I investigated & researched into other ways I could create with my watercolour Soulful Spirals style with a substrate that didn't require framing behind glass to maintain archival quality & protection.

I found a new clay substrate called Aquabord. It's a clay coated panel & it mimics similar qualities to paper for water-soluable paint.

It isn't the same as paper, so I found myself learning YET ANOTHER new language as I found my way around the Aquabord.

It required me to slow even further down. It required me to use all the patience & planning I learnt with the paper Soulful Spirals.

It challenged me to find new marks & ways to hold my brush, lay down colour & dance with the whole process.

It was a balance of finding a new way to say what I want to say with brush & paint while allowing it to flow and move and showcase in its own unique style.

So far, I am LOVING what I can create in this series.

The name 'COLOURS OF JOY' just came to me out of the blue & I don't know how I know, but I just knew that was the name of the series. (don't you love that?!)

Painting details:

• Size 8. x10inch (approximately 254mm x 203mm) + 7/8” cradled side (approx 22mm depth)

• Watercolour & acrylic on Ampersand Aquabord clay panel
  (Contact me for a quote if you'll like me to help you organise framing)

• Follow along my Soulful Spirals journey on Instagram account @aspiraladay 

• This is a cradled panel — it’s perfect standing proudly on a shelf or Contact me to organise a float frame with my framer for you!