With watercolours or oil,

the choice is up to you.

The canvas is totally blank,

just like a day that’s new.

Perhaps you’ll draw with pencil,

or sketch with pen and ink,

why not give charcoal a go —

then sit back and see what you think.

With every single brushstroke,

with every line you draw,

you’ll create an image

that’s unmistakably yours.

Famous painter Hans Heysen’s studio at Hahndorf, South Australia. Photo by Ginette Pestana