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There Are No Accidents 🌻

  • Writer: Andrea Torrey Balsara
    Andrea Torrey Balsara
  • Nov 8, 2024
  • 1 min read

Updated: Oct 5

Dear Friends,


It’s funny how things work.


A few months ago, I shared a work-in-progress painting of Darwin, my donkey friend who died two years ago. On the morning after he’d died, a vision came to me of him in vibrant, shining health. In the months that followed, I was determined to put down what I had seen.


I finally started it in February of this year, and after working with it for several months, was ready to give it to Sheila, the founder of Primrose Donkey Sanctuary--the person Darwin loved the most in this world.


It was only when the painting was wrapped and ready to go, that I realized the date: May 26th—two years to the day that the vision came to me. There are no accidents in the universe, only chances and opportunities to learn and keep growing.


Original painting by artist Andrea Torrey Balsara of a donkey named Darwin

I used complimentary colours to make the image feel vibrant. Whenever images look dull to me, I try adding in the complimentary colour as a highlight, and things jump into life.


This image will be in my gallery, and downloads can be purchased, 100% of which will go to the sanctuary. Please email me for more information.


Until next time!


Andrea

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