Day 6 of RavenFox13 #ScribeIGTakeover "If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong." - Masaru Emoto, Secret Life of Water Lotus flowers have been one of my favorite subjects to paint and draw. There are many meanings this plant has given different tradition and cultures. This plant is known to be associated with rebirth. This is a consequence of it supposedly retracting into the water at the night, and emerging a fresh in the Sun the next day (see the introduction for how a lotus plant actually comes into bloom). The Egyptians therefore associated the lotus flower with the sun which also disappeared in the night, only to re-emerge in the morning. In Buddhism the lotus is known to be associated with purity, spiritual awakening and faithfulness. The flower is considered pure as it is able to emerge from murky waters in the morning and be perfectly clean. Perhaps one of the strongest associations of the lotus flower with religion is that that is observed in Hinduism. In this religion the lotus flower meaning is associated with beauty, fertility, prosperity, spirituality, and eternity. The Lotus above is painted with Albrecht Dürer watercolor pencils, one of my favorite medium. It combines the accuracy of colored pencils and the spontaneity of watercolors in one tool. It’s also artist-grade and high-quality art material that is proven to be lightfast. I'm pretty sure that this pencil set is a great gift for any artist that you know (I still have an old tin set from my college days). Have a wonderful weekend everyone! See you all again tomorrow! Thanks so much to Scribe Philippines for this opportunity to take part of December's Scribe IG Takeover. #Repost @scribe.ph #Watercolor #ScribePh #Aquarelle #aqvarell #iWriteWithScribe https://www.instagram.com/p/BrIGvTwAPHY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ppxdv65evpom