January 2026: Letting go of processes that no longer serve me, or you, and embracing whats in my heart to make and do by CLT_Abstracts

©Seaton Reimagined - Part 1 (progress photo 1/3) (2026) By CLT_Abstracts

©Seaton Reimagined - Part 1 (progress photo 2/3) (2026) By CLT_Abstracts

©Seaton Reimagined - Part 1 (progress photo 3/3) (2026) By CLT_Abstracts

©Seaton Reimagined - Part 2 (in progress - photo 1/3) (2026) By CLT_Abstracts

©Seaton Reimagined - Part 2 (in progress- photo 2/3) (2026) By CLT_Abstracts

©Seaton Reimagined - Part 2 (progress photo 3/3) (2026) By CLT_Abstracts

I always look forward to January and despite some major life events going down in December 2025, I still moved into the new year with the same vigour! Just after Boxing Day, when i was 3 weeks post endometriosis op, I managed to go to Seaton Beach to meet my family for a short walk. I had been really missing the beach whilst recovering and so i decided to take some photos to captre the occasion. The rocks were stunning and so was the light, despite it being really cold. You may have seen images of my most recent work (above) already if you follow my socials. In the caption i mentioned the oil in the rocks which created the most interesting colour patterns. So since my little outing, i have been foussed on recreating the images as inktense watercolour with added black indian ink. So far, i am really loving the results!

I have also, been thinking about what happened last year and what i want to take forward or discard. So here's my list:

In:

More time exploring the coast

More walks for my health

Anti-inflammatory diet to help endometriosis and all my other chronic health conditions

Weekly victories in all aspects of my life

Painting only whats in my heart to make

Focus on seascapes and rock formations

Using Inktense blocks, not just on paper, but also on canvases, to create the same layered work i have grown to love with glorious colour combinations. This feels really exciting! A new process with my favourite elements in the work.

Storytelling style of marketing my work based on real life and my art process

Showing and selling my work in Truro based exhibitions

Making the most of opportunities

Wearing sloppy, patterned, colourful jumpers, including in my freezing cold studio

Using a heat pad A LOT

Shutting down my hormones with menopause inducing meds to get a grip on what my insides are doing - Not my favourite thing to add to the list but i'm awaiting more surgery and can't risk it getting worse in the meantime. I desperately just want to get on with my life and run my business fully with an aim to work on an employed basis too.

Allowing myself to rest, so i can do more - Game-changer!

Out:

Fear and anxiety because i had been gaslit for 39 years by doctors who made me question everything but now i have proof, i don't feel like i'm a crazy person anymore. My state of health is valid and justified.

Pain

Being stuck indoors

Blank canvases

Spending time on random compositions instead of using my skills to create an actual image because i was scared of the pressure or "getting it wrong". Turns out, you can't actually get it wrong in art unless you're not creating anything!

Inconsistent treatment of women with endometriosis across the UK and the rest of the world

Doctors fobbing off women who are in pain and need answers

©Family sea dogs by CLT_Abstracts (2025)

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Charlotte xx