It’s not easy being green

Water your roots, so your soul can blossom.

Do you know this quote ‘by’ Kermit the Frog, “It’s not easy being green”?. It’s part of a song about how he feels he’s so ordinary, undervalued and overlooked by being green. That he blends in with so many ordinary things. Along the way he realizes that instead of changing who he is and finding the negative around him, he sees the positive and becomes content, if not happy, with what he is and has. 

Be satisfied with who you are, take care of yourself first. Trust your intuition. Cherish your soul. Sow your seeds and water them, take care of them and don’t hide in the shade. Find the positive and see the beauty in everything you do. Then you will grow, bloom and blossom.

Sprout (2021)
Petra van der Lem

Neocolor II crayons and colored pencils on 
300gsm Arches hot pressed Watercolor paper
115×155 mm