Untitled - illustration .

Pen / watercolour .

A different type of sketch for me ,

after looking in a magazine at the

latest trend fashion pages .

I wish you all -

A great weekend !

xxxx

I have some books and a film to share -

if any of you are interested in my

recommendations ;o)

Bright Star -

Bittersweet love story of the poet

John Keats - and Fanny Brawne who was

the source of his misery , and his muse .

It focus`s on the last 3 years of their

relationship until Keats dies

at the young age of 25 . Filmed in beautiful

locations , with great music and costumes , it`s

well worth watching !

I found this book - at a charity shop . An old edition ,

originally published back in 1970 ! So you may have read or

know about this one already .

Johnathon Livingston seagull , is a seagull who thinks

differently to the others in the flock , who are only consumed

by squabbles for eating. He wants to learn to fly better , is outcast

by the others , and discovers other things along his way.

It took me an hour to read it - as it`s only a short story .

One of Bach`s quotes is -

You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now,

and nothing can stand in your way .

And lastly - i am drooling over this book .

It is on my wishlist to purchase .

Tips / ideas on how to decorate a country home.

Lavish photos - photo`s of real people`s homes

simply beautiful ! All i need is the house !!

One day .... Maybe .....

Just a few scanned pages ...

An outside area - with a bed !

Perfect on a summer`s day to read and relax !

As i finish this post .. i look outside ...

And we have snow !!

I guess the daybed will have to wait !!

Monday smiles ..

" Little squirt Big squirt "

A quick drawing completed in 15 mins .

And the continuing antics of 2 of my soft toys..

this is what happens when you`re partner does

silly things , when you`re in the shower to find

them doing this ...

I`ve called this..

Rome wasn`t built in a day ;o)

And this ..

A cuddle sandwich !!

I just wonder what they`ll be up to next time !!

Have a great Monday !!

While out shopping - i came across this -

a record card notebook . I of course - had to

purchase one , and i covered it with a piece of

vintage wallpaper and 2 quotes , sealed with modge podge.

I thought it was ideal , to store scribblings / ideas / quotes

all in one place , as i have them dotted about in various

other notebooks . And i liked the fact , that it was wire bound .

My chosen quotes are Power and Imagination .

The power of the written word can be profound

and illuminate the imagination .

Here is one of my quotes that i wanted to share ...

I`ve not heard this one before ..

but it seems very apt - even years after

it was said doesn`t it ?

Even with all the technology today - it could be said -

it can be a blessing - or a curse ..

We have to seek out and find our own answers ..

and that`s what part of life is all about .

Fairy canvas envelope .

This is a replacement for this which i sold

towards the end of last year - picture below .

It had " got lost " on it`s way to Canada -

and i was - and let me put it nicely - peeved

at that thought , when Pea had purchased this .

So she kindly said , create me something else

instead , which was very gracious of her -

and a blessing that we do know each other !

The pressure was on - but here is my creation -

I knew she loved fairies - and the colour

pink - and i just completed this today ,

after weeks of trying to coming up with something !

Painted canvas - with gold / pink paints , sheer

organza on the flap . Pale pink vintage seam binding

enclosure ..

Butterfly & white flocked leaves ..

Flower fairy image - recycled from a card

and sewn behind plastic .

Pink lace stitched - with a crochet flower and

felted leaves - the same either side .

Inside top flap - vintage music paper

and the rest is lined with a striped material .

Something for you dear Pea - to store some

precious things of your own in !

I do hope you like it , and many thanks for

being so patient and understanding !

I will be posting it for you very soon !! ;o)

" Carefree - Happy days "

Pen / watercolour drawing

To run free with mother nature -

being happy in the sunshine ;o)

Not necessarily being a cat either ;o)

Not for sale .. but i will happily email you the

scan to print out yourself - personal use only please .

And a happy day to you all !

xoxoxo

" Bouquet "

Watercolour drawing done on an A4 size

paper .. bouquet size 8 x 6 "

This is what i did this afternoon - a week has gone by

since i last posted - sorry ;o) I know i shouldn`t apologise

but i`ve been busy doing other things , like writing a story

i have planted in my head - which i had to get a book on

creative writing from my local library for some guidance !

I`ve been writing in bed way past 1 am - which i may have to rethink

about - but i`m enjoying it !!

I` m also doing a little more poetry and reading .. and my muse

seems to be on a go slow at the moment !

So i just picked a brush up and off i went ..

Some are made up flowers - others you can make out what they are ..

And someone - naming no names - said it looked like

an old fashioned wallpaper from the 60`s !! HUH ! ???

This was said when i was halfway through it !

More of a close up ...

Thanks for peaking - and hope you`re

having a great day !

xxxxxxx

We had a sprinkling of snow yesterday -

so i decided to venture out this morning ,

as it was very foggy - to get some photo`s

from my local cemetry once again ..

Which gave the place more of a mystic eerie feel .

Trees through an old church archway ..

View down - one of the paths ..

Moss covered bird wreath head stone cross ...

A frozen grave

covered leaves starting to melt ..

View onto a playing field - with a dog walker

just in view in the distance .

Trees lining the playing field ..

And a lady walker - and her dog

kindly posing for me ;o)

One colour / one black and white shot

Many thanks - to Fudge - for happily

playing while i snapped away ! ;o)

You know the saying ....

And now for something completely different ?

Well here it is - for myself , creatively .

I watched Little Ashes - a week ago .

And OK - i have to admit , it was because Robert

Pattinson starred in it ;o) If he was not in it ,

i do not think i would have seen it .

However , i was completely enthralled by this movie -

An account of the young lives of Salvador Dali , the

poet - Frederico Garcia Locas - who fell in love with

Dali and the film maker , Luis Brunel .

The flambouyant exhibitionism and the huge ego

of Dali as an artist - believing in himself and

taking art into many facets of creating , has inspired me

to look at things differently and try out new ventures

Dali encuentra Picasso - numera 9

( Dali meets Picasso - number 9 )

Size 9 x 12 "

Watercolour / pen drawing .

I did Dali meets Picasso , because they did meet in Paris

and reportedly did not get on . Most likely a clash of ego`s -

so they are facing each other and shouting .

Picasso - on the left

Dali - on the right .

I then included some objects that each artist

had used in their work .

Picasso - the wings from a dove sketch

tomato plant and leaves , silhouette underneath

the lips . The blue and the rose colour - from his

named painting periods .

Dali - the lips - from The Mae West Lips sofa ,

an egg , and melting hair from

The Persistance Of Memory - with the

famous melting clocks .

Both of them did skulls - and Dali did

a sketch with 7 naked women - which was turned

into a photograph - which i love !

Their faces are made up of numbers -

i hope you can make out all of them ;o)

Picasso is a mirror reflection of numbers

and more angular - from his cubism work .

Dali - an out of proportion

body with long thin legs

I had the thought then of looking up

what the number 9 could mean , not

really thinking of why i did just

go up to that in my drawing . I just could not

find a way to go higher in my drawing

of the faces ;o)

This what i found ..

Nine represents attainment, satisfaction, accomplishment, and our success to achieve an influence in our circumstances. The spiritual meaning of number Nine deals with intellectual power, inventiveness, influence over situations and things. Nine beseeches us to recognize our own internal attributes, and extend these abilities out into the world to make a positive, influential difference , also the perfection of ideas and plentitude of talents .

So after finding this ..

I thought this was very fitting for the artists

i drew .. and you now see my finished piece ,

it has stretched me in a way i have not embraced

before . The time spent thinking what to do

on a blank piece of paper was the hardest to begin -

then humming and hah - ing - is it right , what

else should i place in there .. What do i want to convey ,

made it all worth while in the end -

I really enjoyed creating this piece and it

has given me more food for thought on a

another way of expressing my creative side !!!

While it may not be to eveybody`s taste -

and not my usual artistic way that i create -

something out of your comfort zone - creative wise -

is always a great thing !!