Hi Everybody!
Hope your week is going well! Here the time is going by too quickly again. Yesterday I got caught out in the rain, and it really came down hard, so I was soaked by the time I got home, and had a soak in a hot bath to warm up again. And I have put my warm quilt on the bed again - we are still without heating, the spare parts for the heating have been ordered by the house admin, but are probably being transported by snail mail - snails with sore feet!
Some of the teachers at Lifebook offered free lessons on top of the LB ones, and this is a series of Halloween collages I made after watching Melanie River's lesson on making little collaged pieces. She also gives hints on resources that one can use, free images on the net etc. I used hammered cardstock in A5. I am linking to Chris' challenge at AJJ and Simon Monday challenge, spooky:
I love your latest art and I love the old lady on the tractor too, she rules! Thanks for sharing all the beautiful photos :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Martha, she's really a grand old dame! Stay safe!
DeleteLovely page and that lady on the tractor looks fantastic at 90!
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine, she does indeed. Stay safe!
DeleteLovely post..especially i loved the Church, the sculpture and the street clicks
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you did! Have a great day!
DeleteHi Val, good morning. Hope you feel better than I do this morning, I've woken up grumpy and with a bad headache, not the sort of day I like. I just hope it gets better! Love your Spooky collages, they're great. Wonderful photos, too. That old lady is walking wonder! Wow! Enjoy your day, take care, hugs, Sarah
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah, good morning to you, too. Hope you are soon feeling better, Sweetie, look after yourself. Hope your day will not be too strenuous!! Hugs to all!
DeleteA lovely outing for you and a treat for us with your pictures. That last sculpture is quite disturbing. Hallowe'en colours are simply glorious, aren't they? Stay safe and well, Deb
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb, it was great to get out and see something else! That last picture was really strange, I'll try to find out what it is! Have a good and safe day!
DeleteMorning Valerie, I see how much you have enjoyed LB it really does light our creative way. Love your Halloween collage the purple streaks give a sense of movement to the raven. The stature of the three children made me smile thinking of my three babies, how I miss them all in one place. The kneeing statue is so powerful, now that would make great art in a journal!! Thank you for your well wishes, off to help Mom now, more changes and restrictions our way, hope you are keeping well & safe. Hugs Tracey xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Tracey! I have joined a few other classes in the meantime, all online and free, and this does me good, a bit better than being alone 24/7. Take care of yourself, stay safe, hugs!
DeleteMy goodness, it looks whoever the statue is depicting suffered greatly! I really enjoy the Halloween look that you designed. Very nice. I sure hope I'm out and about like that at 90! Very cool that you have an Aldi's. There is one about 7 minutes away from me and I shop there often for sparkling water, fruits and veggies, and their hamburgers are fabulous! I sure hope the heat gets fixed quickly at your home, and hate that you have to go through that. Sending some hugs your way! RO
ReplyDeleteThanks Ro, some warm hugs would be good! We have ALDI everywhere here, it's good and cheaper than many other stores. That statue is very intriguing, I must try to find out more about it. Stay safe, hugs!
DeleteI love this purple on your work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Natalia, have a good week!
DeleteCool and interesting art. I hope you get your heat soon. Hugs, Teresa
ReplyDeleteThanks Teresa, have a great week!
DeleteThanks Teresa. It's still cold.... Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteSorry about your heat. At least you had hot water. Small compensation for the cold, wet weather, though.
ReplyDeleteSpooky fun for Halloween. Lovely painting, too. Thanks for sharing this with us at Art Journal Journey using Chris's theme, too. I'm glad you had time to watch even MORE of these freebies. I'm still trying to get through the original tasters. Can't seem to catch up, though.
Wolfgang's photos are great and that woman on the tractor looks like she could do just about anything she put her mind to. That must be a HUGE vineyard, too.
Loved the photos you took yourself. The statue of the children was fabulous. Probably my favorite photos today. I'm impressed you got so many photos taken in such a short length of time. I know it can be done, though, since I also have been on time constraints in the past.
Thanks E! t's still so cold here, and the weather is cold, wet and windy - ah well, sooner or later it will be repaired. Glad you liked the pics, it's a pretty place. That old lady is really wonderful, I can't imagine sitting myself on a tractor with 90! I've been watching my freebie videos today, there are so many good ones, pity that the day just has 24 hours....stay well!
DeleteSo sorry that your heating isn't repaired yet - the nights are definitely getting colder, good idea to put a quilt on your bed.
ReplyDeleteThat page is fabulous, great colours and image. Thank you so much for linking again to my AJJ theme.
Wolfgang visited a wonderful area and that lady sounds as though she is like my Gran used to be!
So pleased to see Ratingen again - it does look to be a really interesting place to visit - I wonder if we will ever visit your area - a train journey around Germany would be fabulous - I have only ever visited Berlin but hubby used to go regularly on road trips! Enjoy the rest of your week - some not so good things coming up for us! Hugs, Chrisx
It's a good place to visit, and areas like the lower Rhine valley, where I live, are flat and easy to walk around, and have lots of lovely things to see! Have a great week!
DeleteThanks Regina, have a great week!
ReplyDeleteYou both got some great shots. Hats off to his aunt. Wow.
ReplyDeleteLove the blues, purples and birds in your pieces.
Hope they get your heat on soon. Stay warm.
Hugs
Thanks Sandra! I Hop we geht the heat Back soon, too! Stay Safe!
DeleteGorgeous page Valerie, I love the bright Halloween colors! Fabulous pictures, I love that church, what an amazing structure!! I hope you get your heat back soon and send some rain our way :) Hugs, Tammy
ReplyDeleteThanks Tammy. I don't Like getting soaked but we need the rain so badly. Take care and have a great week!💖😁💖
DeleteGreat page. Sorry to hear you don't have heating, hope it's sorted soon. Have a good weekend. Anesha x
ReplyDeleteThanks Anena! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteOOOOps, that should be Anesha, sorry!
DeleteHi Valerie, Bill here. Love the Halloween paintings, and the Photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill, nice to see you!
DeleteGreat colours in your art work Valerie. Wolfgang stayed in a beautiful place. You visited a lovely town, that statue person looks sad. I hope the hearing is fixed and back working for you very soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot. Have a good and safe week!
DeleteWhat gorgeous journal pages and the photos are so very lovely too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisabella, much appreciated. have a great week!
DeleteI'm a little late getting by today. I love seeing these crows. What great images. I love the spooky effect. Perfect for AJJ also. And those are super travel photos. That lady on the tractor is fabulous. I hope I can be doing something similar if and when I get to be 90. And that statue of the curled over figure at the church is quite striking. Hope it was a great day. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks Erika. That lady really is something, isn't she, what a wonderful attitude!
DeleteToll dein neusten Bild mit dem Rabe passt zu der Jahreszeit!
ReplyDeleteDie Alte Dame finde ich klasse ach herrlich wie sie da oben tront auf dem Traktor!Tolle Fotos sind das alle!
Lieben Gruss Elke
Danke, liebe Elke! Die alte Dame ist echt eine Wucht!
DeleteFabulous art, I love the colours Valerie.
ReplyDeleteAnd great photos, that lady looks like a great character.
Alison xx
Thanks Alson, have a great day, stay safe!
DeleteI thought I had left a comment here, but my head went missing again. A great post with fantastic art and photos Valerie. I hope to get round to having a look at the free lessons you have been mentioning recently. Its good to have dreams to help get through the day.
ReplyDeleteStay safe.
Yvonne xx
Thanks Yvonne. I think you did leave a comment, but a bunch of comments disappeared yesterday and only some re-appeared - don't ask me, ask blogger! Yes, we need dreams, and some nice art lessons and ideas. Stay safe!
DeleteSo sorry to hear about your heating. How many days is that now? It is certainly the time of year that you need to be having heating on and I can imagine how cold you must have felt when you got in wet through. A nice warm bath was the only thing you could do to get some heat back into your body. I would be wearing my padded ski suit indoors if I was affected like this.
ReplyDeleteBTW how are you feeling now - are you much better?
What lovely pictures you have painted with that bird as the main feature. I love the colours you chose for your spooky pictures. Purple is such an atmospheric colour isn't it. Hope the war tones of the orange helped you feel a bit warmer in yourself.
Some gorgeous photographs again Valerie, and that lady at 90 looks very elegant. It must be the way of life and the air of the countryside that is doing her good. Long may she continue to live life to the full. I hope she reaches 100.
That makes me realise that Covid is taking away my bucket list and I am growing older each day and one day will not be able to achieve all that I had written down. So it is particularly lovely for me to see so much of the area surrounding one of my favourite places virtually with you and your photographs. Thank you!
Hugs, Neet xx
Thanks Neet. I am still not feeling really good, and don't like being alone 24/7. Cold, damp weather does not help my aches and pains either, and no heating is the icing on the cake! Crafting has to keep me warm these days. I enjoyed the Lifebook taster sessions, it was good to pass the time. Stay safe and well!
DeleteThese pictures are beautiful ;) Have a nice day :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Martyna! Stay Safe!
DeleteI love your Halloween piece these birds really do look menacing don't they! Lovely photo's too, I want to be the lady on the tractor. Take care and stay warm xx
ReplyDeleteHa ha. I want to ride tractor, too, but now! Stay safe!
DeleteThat kid statue is so cute! She is 90 years old? WOW!!! Love your black bird art piece! Big Hugs!
ReplyDeleteWolfgang's vacation pix were fabulous. I'd love to visit there -- and to the charming Rotingen where you maxed out your photo time with some wonderful captures. All beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeanie. Ratingen it is a pretty town. You would love it. Have a good week!
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