Hi Everybody!
Today started out with sun, but clouded over in the course of the afternoon. The next few days will be very changeable again, but I think we are used to it by now!
For Art Journal Journey, birds, beasts and humans, I have another picture from my Van Gogh series. I still have one more, which I will show next week. This shows Joseph Roulin, and was painted in 1889. Van Gogh spent a lot of time with the family Roulin, and painted portraits of all of them. My attempt was painted with water colours and pastel chalks, cut out, and fixed to the background, which was painted with acrylics. I added the flowers as they are in the original portrait, too - I think it was painted in the Roulin's living room. I have realy enjoyed doing this series of portraits, and learnt a lot.
I am also linking to Paint Party Friday, hosted as always by Eva and Kristin.
A morning sky like this makes me happy that I wake up early!
And last but not least, Lilly, at least her head!
Have a great day you all, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!
Love your Van Gogh pieces. I like how you added the flowers to the background. Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteDas ist ja wieder eine fantastische Arbeit!!!!
ReplyDeleteHier schien gestn auch dieSonne und ich habe viel Zeit draußen verbracht. Ich wünsche dir einen schönen Freitag. Liebe Grüße, Dagmar
Lovely interpretation of the Van Gogh painting. And that is a beautiful morning sky! Cute Lilly, she looks content.
ReplyDeleteLove your interpretation and your scenery photos. Your cat Lilly is awesome.:) Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteIch liebe deine van Gogh Bilder! Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteHerrlich ist das Portrait wieder! Ganz toll ist die komplette Serie Valerie!
ReplyDeleteHerrliche Aufnahmen gönnst Du uns heute !
Happy PPF !
Danke im Namen von AJJ !
Schönen Freitag!
Great art work. Happy PPF
ReplyDeleteBeautiful painting again, great photos and love the way Lilly is looking! Have a lovely day, hugs, Sarah
ReplyDeleteValerie the colours in this are so bright and glowing, a beautiful piece with so many great touches! Such lovely photos of nature, sky and Winter light.
ReplyDeleteI love your art, the colours are fabulous. You live in a beautiful part of the world.
ReplyDeleteund wieder so ein leuchtend schöner Hintergrund hinter Vincent! auch die Fotos wieder besonders schön, auch hier war uns gestern den ganzen tag sonne vergönnt.
ReplyDeleteAber heute war die Sonne wieder weg!:(
DeleteYour painting glows! Lovely photographs and beautiful cat :)
ReplyDeleteKaren x
Another great painting-i love how his face is almost luminous. Funny i did a quiz recently on which famous painter should do my portrait and i got van Gogh!!
ReplyDeleteStunning art page today Valerie and love the history lesson as well. It is good to find out things about the artists.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photographs and such a variety. The boat looks 'shipshape' ready for the season. Poor Lilly looks a bit confused by it all.
Hope the weather improves for you
Beautiful sunny day here and we have a lovely day planned that doesn't include MIL hopefully.
You enjoy whatever you are doing
Love Chrissie xx
Lilly wanted to sleep, and was giving me a go-away-and-leave-me-alone look!
DeleteSuper painting Valerie and beautiful pics, though Lilly is looking a bit mean! Lol! Lovely and sunny here today. Enjoy your Friday. Xx
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Valerie. More of your amazing artwork. I love it. The pictures today are looking very spring like and beautiful. Love your cat. Hugs Rita xxx
ReplyDeleteVery interesting colors in your painting, I like your composition! The sunset photos are great!
ReplyDeleteSo vivid colors in your work!
ReplyDeleteThe light in your photos have already the promise of spring!
Another wonderful piece Valerie and lovely photos.
ReplyDeletexxx Hazel.
Love your vibrant colors! Wonderful photos - and what kind of boat is that? It is so cool! Your beautiful kitty looks like she wants to be painted!
ReplyDeleteIt's the ferry and brings people and cars over the Rhine and back again!
DeleteGorgeous as always Valerie!! Have a wonderful weekend! hugs :)
ReplyDeletegorgeous colors, and those eyes are very penetrating! Lovely scenery as usual-I do love the boat:)
ReplyDeleteLove photo, scenery of peace. Beautiful art!!!
ReplyDeleteThe tape at the bottom of your piece ties the composition together wonderfully! Had to smile at Lily today! Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photographs and art. Saludos
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ReplyDeleteA great van Gogh-like painting, Valerie. I love the gorgeous and bright colors.
ReplyDeleteYour Van Gogh is beautiful, and you put sooooo much work into it. Thanks for sharing the process with us! Your photos are brilliant as usual. I love the crane and duck shot and the light post was awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work on your Van Gogh rendition! LOVE the vibrant colors. Hugs to you!
ReplyDeleteGanz wunderbar! Schönes Portrait und tolle Farben!
ReplyDeleteDanke für deine so schönen Fotoimpressionen!
Schönes Wochenende für dich!
LG, Annette
Very nice Valerie this is a great series!! I did a series of card with the text wrapped around my character like this....I loved it...and love it here too!! Great colours too!! Boring boring boring that's how life would be without courage!!
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You are soooo right!
DeleteSo colourful again, I love these series!
ReplyDeletehappy PPF, your Vang Goghs this week are equally interesting
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by to view art this week
much love...
What a fabulous journal entry ~ such a cool image and great color *and* wonderful inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWOW Du malst wirklich verblüffend einfühlsam in die großartigen Künstler, Du hast ein echtes Talent! Und die Fotos lassen mich wieder schmelzen, mein geliebter Rhein samt Umgebung von seiner schönsten Seite.
ReplyDeleteIch wünsche Dir ein schönes Wochenenede,
lG Anja
Your portrait is great - I'm supposed to be doing some of them for Studying the Masters part 2 - will have to get back to them. I always love your photos - you have a great eye. I could tell your cat was giving you the "evil" eye - had quite a few kitties myself!
ReplyDeleteAwesome portrait today and super background colours. Loved the photo of Lily, took me a while to work out how she was sitting.
ReplyDeleteYvonne xx
Valerie! Your colors are spectacular! As is the sun in your photos! Be Gone! grey days!! xoxo
ReplyDeleteCatching up on your blog, Valerie. More lovely projects and especially the Van Gogh portraits. The photos today look so bright and cheery. They make me will good too. Chemo went well yesterday and now a week to rebuild and prepare for the next one. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteLove hugs,
C
Another fabulous painting, Valerie.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Teresa
Wow!!
ReplyDeleteLove all of your Van Gogh pieces. He is definitely one of my most favorite artist. Great photos too. It was nice and sunny here today...cold but sunny. Tomorrow the snow is suppose to return with a possibility of 6 inche :( I'm going to start sleeping under my grown light for my plants. :)
ReplyDeleteLove your photos as usually.
ReplyDeleteTimeless art made modern and personal. Wonderful work here. And I love your photos. They are enchanting.
ReplyDeleteYou are so good with your Van Gogh reproductions Valerie - of course you have been so talented with all your work, but I have to say I do love Vincent Van Gogh. I also love cats! I now have three and they were all strays that we took in, had neutered and they are now up to date with shots. No more cats here!!
ReplyDeleteSandy xx
I agree - you're so good!!!
ReplyDeleteHere in Fiji art is mainly turtle, tribal....nice fabrics!
Hot and 95% humid greetings! (right now it's raining)
Yikes, some men look like that. Love the Heron and Duck picture. What a wonderful World you live in. Blessings, Janet PPF
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet picture of Lilly! Great photos and art!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great Van Gogh piece!! And I love the photos of nature in sunshine! Just beautiful!! :) xoxo
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