I’ve spent a lot of my life thinking that confidence came from certainty, from having a plan and knowing where you’re headed. Basically being able to explain exactly what you’re doing and why!

And yet, the older I get, the less convinced I am.

Lately I've found myself feeling like I’m standing at an in-between stage of life, so to speak. 

My children are growing up and creating lives of their own. My art is evolving and so is my business. Even I am evolving.

And if I'm honest, there are days when I haven't got a clue what's coming next.

A younger version of me would have found that terrifying, but these days I actually find it quite comforting. Because some of the most beautiful things in my life arrived before I understood what they meant.

Friendships.

Motherhood.

Painting.

Even the difficult times, that I now see as seasons, that eventually made me into who I am now. I do tend to think a lot and recently I’ve realised that maybe life isn't always asking us to know.

Maybe sometimes it's asking us to just trust. To take the next step without seeing the whole path, and to stay curious and open minded, whilst keeping moving towards what feels alive. 

Its probably one of the reasons I painted my "Under the Palms" series.

Palm trees have always represented freedom to me, possibility and adventure and that underlying feeling that life might be bigger and more beautiful than we’ve allowed ourselves to imagine.

They're a reminder that sometimes you don't need it all mapped out. You just need the courage to begin.

The collection is now available as fine art prints, which feels like a lovely way of sending these little reminders out into the world.

And if you're in an in-between season too, perhaps one of them might find its way home to you.

Roselle 🌴