Friday Post

Hi Everybody!

Another week has gone by too quickly, and it was a hot and humid one, too.

And we are still waiting for rain! It's a pity we can't order weather as we like it / need it!

Last week I did a big clean-out in my arty kitchen, threw away lots of scraps, and then decided to tidy my paints. After sorting them back into the right boxes and baskets I tested some which looked as dried up as I feel just now. I gave them a squeeze, and if paint came out, they were allowed back into their basket, if not, they went into the garbage bag. I didn't want to waste the paint I had squeezed out, so I took a large brush and and spread the colours onto an A3 sheet of paper, which I had already used to test my sprays. Then I printed out 3 of 'my' men which I drew a long time back, fussy cut them and stuck them onto the coloured background. I gave them some outlining and accents with red pastel chalk, added a sentiment and sewed around the edges using red yarn. I added a few red diamonds just for fun. I am linking to Art Journal Journey, a stitch in time and to Paint Party Friday:

Lavender close-up:

Another balcony flower:

The meadow behind the house:

I went for a shady walk under the trees by the lakes:

A neighbour's lavender:

I had an appointment in town, so walked part of the way through the old cemetery:

Help - it looks like somebody's trying to escape -or perhaps to get in?

Some of the stones are beautiful:

It's like being in a different world walking through here instead of along the busy road which runs parallel to the cemetery.

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!