This an update on the painting post I made a couple of weeks ago. The last one I painted was a larger piece that ended up taking months to create, so I wanted to work on smaller canvases. These are the ones I made in the last couple of weeks. A few things I’ve done while I was painting are listening to music, organizing my thoughts, and enjoying the alone time. For the second painting, I decided to listen to a podcast and lost track of time because of how immersed I was. Overall, this was an amazing experience and I can’t wait to work on another project sometime soon. Thanks for tuning in!
Trip to Brooklyn Botanic Garden!
Something that anyone can do this summer is to go see the vast collections of plants and flowers at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. I went there with my family on Wednesday, where tickets are free! Check out some of the photos I took!
NATIONAL GARDENING DAY-APRIL 14!!
On National Gardening Day you can plant anything you want! What is important is that you are enjoying the activity!!
Release of “Take a Walk with ky” playlist
First off on our playlist series is the release of Kyana’s “Take a a Walk with ky” on Spotify. You can listen as you take a walk outside to get a breath of fresh air.
Link: https://open.spotify.com/user/sunnyd330-us/playlist/3apC6qwbdpMsotsTYM7apE?si=hC5TqHUDTR-3vW6SAy4rqg
NATIONAL PLANT A FLOWER DAY-MARCH 12!!
Be sure to plant a flower today for a colorful spring!!!
Must Haves for Gardening Pt. 2
Continuing from the last post…
3. A watering can.
4. A tool set.
Must Haves for Gardening!
If you are interested in gardening, here are a few essential items you need to get started.
- “A garden rake usually gets its workout in the spring when you’re cultivating and prepping the soil in your vegetable garden. But it excels at other tasks, too, such as leveling mulch, scratching hard-packed soil to make it more porous or leveling soil before seeding a lawn. You can even use it to remove thatch or moss from your lawn”. -https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/must-have-garden-products/
2. “The dual action head of this garden tiller features one side with three sturdy steel prongs for cultivating, breaking, loosening and deep tilling soil. On the other side, you’ll find a sharpened beveled edge that’s great for chopping and cutting roots. The heavy-duty steel head is completely welded onto the all-steel handle with comfort grip.”
Nor’easter Incoming!
Mayor De Blasio has issued a state of emergency for New York today. Take this time to admire through your window the magnificent white snow or brave the cold and go out to play in the snow. Make sure no plants are left outside!
OUR YOGA ZOOM PARTY!!!
As we are in the middle of the winter season, it isn’t the ideal situation for planting. Today we are here to suggest an alternative: Yoga! Yoga is a great way to get some exercise in while working on improving our mental health. Take a break from Netflix and join us on zoom on Monday, January 18th @3pm. Also, don’t forget to check us out on Instagram @letusbreathe.bsge for more updates!
Painting Plants Pt. 2
Instead of painting on small canvases like last time, I’ve experimented with larger canvases which decorate the space nicely and incorporates a sense of nature into your room without actually buying a single plant.
I feel like this will really benefit people who want to put plants into their home, but cannot due to allergies, pets, etc. Don’t worry because painted plants bring the same energy and the best part is that you can customize it however you desire!
This is an acrylic paint piece that took about 4-5 months to finish (January 2020 to May 2020). It is a landscape painting with lots of trees and flowers along a sea.
Recently, I’ve started a new painting. It is a paint by numbers type of painting, which is also the painting above. It takes a lot of detail to paint these, so it takes a lot of time to see the final result. Therefore, I have been taking progress pictures and saving it on an album on my phone. I will be uploading these pictures soon once I have worked on it a bit more!
Reminder: We have a yoga zoom session coming up on Monday, January 18th @3pm! We will be posting the link to it here and on our instagram so keep an eye out!