Hi Everybody!
Today we are starting a new challenge at Moo Mania and More -
Nature's Beauty. This fits well to our theme at Art Journal Journey,
Nature's wonders, so I have one piece for both challenges. The background here was made in a marbling techniques, dripping colour onto wallpaper-paste and taking the colours off with a sheet of paper. With this sort of marbling you can control the colours a bit, move the drips with a tooth-pick, or make patterns with a comb etc. This looked to me like a tree and water, so I scanned it into my computer, and digitally added the texts and the photos of the birds. The Hebrew word is 'shalom' - our world so needs peace right now.
Some of the wonders I see when I go out walking:
This tree-stump has been totally colonised by fungi
Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!
Love today's creation, it reminds me of Japanese art, very well done! Wonderful photos, too. Hope you are feeling better, hugs Sarah
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love that sweep and flow of colour.
ReplyDeleteWishes
Lynne
Lovely nature page for the challenges, and enjoyed the wonders in your world today!
ReplyDeleteWow! The painting with the marbling is gorgeous. I also love the photographs, it is so very pretty there.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous piece! Love the colours and textures. Great photos as well.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the new theme at MM&M. It really does go nicely with AJJ. I really enjoyed the background and the marbling.
ReplyDeleteYou chose some awesome photos to share when you are out and about on your walks. I love the ones with the mist, which to me is so difficult to catch on film.
Hope you are feeling better and your day at the market didn't wear you out.
So, so pretty! Love the pictures too. Yes, shalom!
ReplyDeleteSo, so pretty! Love the pictures too. Yes, shalom!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous piece today. I love the movement the colors have. They don't look fixed but like they are flowing. And I have never seen the word Shalom in Hebrew before, but even that looks artistic. The letters of some alphabets are such beautiful shapes. Maybe because I don't know them as letters and see them as shapes. beautiful photos too-enjoy your day! Hugs-erika
ReplyDeleteHi Valerie. Hope your bronchitis is less irritating and no fever. Your backgrounds yesterday and today are amazing. I love both of them, including the bronze statue in all his glory and the photos from both posts. You write beautiful phrases in Hebrew.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
C
Hallo Valerie
ReplyDeleteein zauberhaftes Bild und der Spruch passt perfekt.
Die Natur hat jeden Tag "Großartiges" zu bieten, man
muss es nur sehen.
Lg Sadie
Just adore the page with the amazing technique Valerie-I have tried shaving foam and even nail varnish on water but neither of those were as amazing as this. A must try for sure.
ReplyDeleteWonderful summery photographs and the stand out for me are the regimented rows of trees with the lovely walk underneath them.
Have a great day-hot and sunny here today
Love Chrissie xx
The trees are in a park near here, I love walking there.
DeleteGreat piece today. Love the colours and the background. Beautiful photos - the light is special. Sunflowers - gorgeous. hugs, Donna
ReplyDeleteSuccsessful and impressive, i like your works and the great pictures !
ReplyDeleteGreeings from Gemany
oh that marbling is such a cool technique Valerie and what fantastic textures and patterns it gives - brilliant piece and love that quote :)
ReplyDeleteThat was a wonderful walk with your photos today, I'd love to walk there too.
Hope you're feeling much better... have a lovely day
Gill xx
Beautiful Love the sentiment too.xx
ReplyDeleteSo eien schöne Seite - bin ganz begeistert von Deinem Kleistermarmoriertem Hintergrund und ganz tolle Fotos wieder ! Herrlich besonders die schönen Sonnenblumen!
ReplyDeleteHab einen feinen Tag, bin total faul heute- hab so schlecht geschlafen..wahrscheinlich weil ich gestern vormittag zwei große Tassen Bohnekaffee hatte... menno!
Beautiful bird work Valerie. That might be one of my favourite quotes ever! Love your misty morning pics, mist is so beautiful and calming. hugs :)
ReplyDeleteLove the background to your fantastic nature page Valerie, the words were wonderful. Not tried the wallpaper paste method, I am now wondering where I can get some at a reasonable price .
ReplyDeleteSuper morning photos as well.
Yvonne xx
Ooh, I like that!
ReplyDeleteI gotta get some sunflowers in the garden.
Enjoyed the walk:)
Hugs
Great ideas with the marbelling, gives such an intriguing result.
ReplyDeleteYour Hebrew word looks and sounds beautiful.
deine seite ist wunderbar ,und schöne bilder vom wald hast du gemacht,da bin ich zu gern.
ReplyDeletehab einen schönen abend.
hugs jenny
Mit Kleister marmorieren bringt ja interessante Ergebnisse, das muss ich auch probieren, so hoffe ich, dass von meinem Kleister noch etwas übrig bleibt. LG Ulrike
ReplyDeleteI love this piece almost more than I can say. And your photos -- again, so beautiful. I know I sound like a broken record but how I love the areas you show us with your camera.
ReplyDeleteyou were my favorite at the linkup :) Still is!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sweetie! :)
DeleteLove the art today ♥ Hope you are on the mend now and feeling better :)
ReplyDeleteHi Valerie, love you art work. You always meet the challenge of the new themes.
ReplyDeleteLove this quote too. Your walking pics are beautiful. You surly have wonderful views to enjoy along the way.
Have a great rest of the week. xo
Hi Valerie, love you art work. You always meet the challenge of the new themes.
ReplyDeleteLove this quote too. Your walking pics are beautiful. You surly have wonderful views to enjoy along the way.
Have a great rest of the week. xo
Wow! I love that fabulous, very organic background on your page. Gorgeous nature photos too. hugs, Teresa
ReplyDeleteOnce again the colors are so vibrant and delightful together.
ReplyDeleteShalom - a perfect word to remember in today's world. But I tell you Valerie, I think there are people today who like to fight and cause problems for others. They are so full of hate - really miserable people. And you find these people all over the world. So sad.
I do think that blogging helps promote understanding and peace among different people. The commonality? Art of all kinds.
Sandy xx
Yes, you are right. We need to concentrate on the commonalities and not on the differences!
Deletegorgeous art and photos of nature!
ReplyDeleteLovely page! The marbling is wonderful, I haven't heard of that technique before, so thank you for the inspiration! The sunflowers are beautiful and there is so many of them too! And the lines of trees either side of the pathway look very majestic, lovely! Hope you are feeling better! J :-)
ReplyDeleteFabulous artwork and pictures xx
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful piece Valerie!! Love the paste technique-must give it a go!! hugs,Jackie
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