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Plans Unplanned, Cymplified!

June 12, 2015 by ceemee

Prior to leaving for Singapore last April, I planned a few things I will do to feed my creative craving. Inspired by the artist @abbeysy‘s travel journal filled with lettering and doodles, I plotted an insertion of these activities into our tour itinerary BEFORE the cruise, so I could leisurely paint on the deck:

  • Visit Art Friend in Bras Basah Complex.
  • Buy Art Spiral watercolor sketchbook, as seen from an Instagram account I’m following, @bananabellieboo.
  • Buy a watercolor pan with waterbrush for traveling.
  • Draw then paint on the said sketchbook using the said waterbrush pen and watercolor paint.

But, surprise! All of the above did not happen.

What did happen were the unplanned. First, my hubby and I visited Art Friend not in Bras Basah Complex, but in Plaza Singapura, AFTER the cruise. It must be a smaller one since the Art Spiral sketchbook was not available here. I bought the Daler-Rowney Aquafine brand instead. It’s unfortunate that Bras Basah was too far for walking from where we were staying, Concorde Hotel along Orchard Road.

Instead of a handy watercolor pan for traveling, I chose the big box of Inktense blocks, which goes to show that I am too lazy to mix my own colors. Definitely contrary to Tippy’s instruction from the watercolor workshop I attended. Oops! I did buy waterbrush pens though, four actually. Three kinds of tips from Zig and a #1 from Derwent.

art friend loot

unplanned purchases (except for waterbrushes)

I opened and used my Inktense blocks and waterbrushes AFTER we have returned to the Philippines. I did not get to paint on my watercolor sketchbook at all. This was what happened to my art travel journal:

breakfast onboard singapore airlines

first tray of breakfast onboard singapore airlines

breakfast at concorde

first plate of breakfast at concorde hotel singapore

first dinner onboard star cruise superstar gemini

first dinner onboard star cruise superstar gemini

Food, food, food! I drew all these on one page of my Starbucks planner using Micron pens provided in the Abbey Sy x Make It Blissful lettering workshop that I took part in earlier this year.

Using my Art Friend loot, I then planned to do a painting of a woman who was “bleeding”, “sweating” and “crying” with three separate colors overlaying on her – blue for tears, green for sweat and red for blood. Then there are words written on top of these colored lines – blood, sweat, tears read from the bottom up. Simple, right? But, sometimes, what I imagine in my head does not come out the same on paper.

Unplanned were the additional elements I made to the painting.

unplanned watercolor output

When we went to Hotel Kimberly Tagaytay, I bought my tote bag of painting materials, thinking I could spend some time alone capturing the different view using my waterbrush. That didn’t happen either.

I was busy enjoying the last summer getaway with my husband and our children; and I think that was the better choice.

I could make plans again, but time with my loved ones I cannot get back. When plans become unplanned, it’s not the end of everything. We need to take into consideration the needs of those around us. There are other means to attain the same goals. There are other paths to the same destination.

  • I still  set foot in Art Friend, but to a closer one since hubby and I didn’t know how to get around Singapore. We were afraid of getting lost.
  • I still got to buy watercolor sketchbooks, brushes and watercolor paint.
  • I did not paint but we took lots of photos.
  • My painting did not appear as simple as I wanted it, but it came out unique.
  • I did not paint but I had a wonderful time with my family in Tagaytay.

How do you cope when your plans do not push through?

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About ceemee

I'm a blessed child of God, a wife and a mother to three.
I love reading, writing, and creating poems that rhyme.
I also draw my thoughts down on paper with glee.
I learn, laugh, sing and play with my kids most of the time.

Comments

  1. Patricia says

    July 9, 2015 at 14:09

    The next time you come over, do let me know in advance, and we’ll plan one afternoon of art materials shopping! I’ll take you to all the places I know. 🙂

    • ceemee says

      July 9, 2015 at 16:59

      Yay! That would be fun!

  2. Mommy Anna says

    July 8, 2015 at 08:44

    There are times that our detailed plan does not work but the unplanned turns out to be good. Everything has a reason why is it happening 🙂 Your painting is so good

    • ceemee says

      July 8, 2015 at 09:30

      That’s true. Thank you, Anna!

  3. maria says

    June 13, 2015 at 15:48

    Plan some more to have those plans come in fruition. I have a to do list and I tend to skip items but I try to resked them immediately.

  4. Melgie says

    June 12, 2015 at 19:45

    Everything happen for reason, I’m sure there’s better and more fun plans with your loveones soon. Its frustrating sometime but I always think that there’s “always next time” if my plans do not push through. Great painting Sis, love the color combination.
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