Hi Everybody!
Today I am sharing a mixed media piece made using a tutorial from Shilpa Lalit at Tam's Lifebook Taster seesions. I enjoyed making this, and loved the colours she chose. All went well till I spilled my water glass over it, and after that I did my best to mop it up and repair, but didn't have time to re-do it. I am also linking to Chris' 'hold the line' challenge at AJJ, as this is full of lines:
I started off by drawing the lines and colouring the background:
In spite of the mishap, it was a beautiful lesson and I enjoyed painting it.
Today we are also starting a new challenge at Tag Tuesday, and this time our lovely and talented Pinky is hosting with the theme 'trees'. This is my first tag, and I have put my painted fox from last Friday into it:
Today is also Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday link party so here a warm welcome to all the nice ladies who visit. My neighbour brought me this delicious pastry because I had taken in a parcel for her:
My drink was cappuccino - what else?
Some pics from London:
Putting a lid on Covid:
Various photos from the past days, not in the right order anymore, Blogger went creative. Anyway, who needs order?
Beautiful, spooky night scenes:
Perfumed candles give comfort:
Love these grasses:
Venus and Mercury:
More spooky moon pics:
Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!
Beautiful new painting and the colors are so vibrant. The little fox fits the new theme very nicely. Terrific signs about and beautiful photos as always ~ Blessings on the rest of your week
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen. I couldn't resist popping the fox in! Glad you enjoyed the funny signs. Have a great week!
DeleteYour moon photos are stunning! They capture the atmosphere of the season so beautifully. My mother did a lot of art work and she had a firm rule: no drinks near the work surface! You made me think of her today -- next week would have been her 110th birthday.
ReplyDeletebe well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Thanks Mae. Your Mother was right, and it's something I tell myself all the time, and it still happens. I'm glad it was just water and not coffee! I love the moon, and always need to take pics. Have a great week!
DeleteI also watched this, and thought I might try it someday. I am not good with drawing, so my lotus flowers might look more like tulips (grin). Despite the mishap, this turned out well. Beautiful in fact.
ReplyDeleteYour tree is adorable. I love how you added that fox from the taster series, too. I really like yours. Tree, too.
I was in the process of updating a post when blogger turned me from a legacy blogger to a hot mess. I will be very upset if my photos are out of order, but I'm glad they don't bother you. My favorite photos are the moon shots. They are mesmerizing.
I love the pastry your friend made you. It looks yummy. I also like how you treat yourself to cappuccinos even at home. And you even have little candies/chocolates to go with it.
I LOVE the photos from London. They are so clever and go quite well with T this Tuesday, too. Thanks for sharing your awesome art, your tag, your photos, and your cappuccino with us for T this Tuesday.
BTW, just because I also learned the proper way to make tea doesn't mean I'm giving up coffee, either. It just means I had stamps that fit nicely with Chris's theme at AJJ!
Thanks E. Having the right stamps is a good excuse to write about tea! I don't think I have any tea stamps, but lots of coffee ones! That pastry was yummy, and with fresh redcurrants! Have a wonderful day!
DeleteI'm watching the Life Book Taster lessons too. That's as far as I've gotten. Your fox is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteGreat drink signs (and signs of the time) from London. I love the grasses photos too. The first one would look beautiful on a wall. Very calming - something we need these days. I can see you're getting n a Halloween mood with the spooky moon photos.
I'm sorry I couldn't get a printed page tag done for the last Tag Tuesday challenge. When you see my T-post, I hope you'll understand why. I'll try again, though my mother always warned that, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
Happy T-day! Stay safe and stay well. Hugs, Eileen
Thanks Eileen. Don't worry about not getting things done, I know we all have a lot to do. And that road to hell is one I seem to tread all too often! Have a great week, happy T Day!
DeleteSorry to hear about the spilled water on your artwork- but it does look beautiful so hopefully it was okay in the end. :) Also- the piece with the fox looks very fall-like. The spooky night pictures and other pictures from your travels were great. I had to laugh at the bar sign with drinking for three. Too funny! Thanks for sharing and hope all is well. :)
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Thanks Jess. That barkeeper was sure very inventive and clever, I hope he gets the right people! Have a great week!
DeleteI like the colours in your art-work.
ReplyDeleteI think your moon photographs are wonderful and perfect for this season.
Have a happy Tuesday.
All the best Jan
Thanks a lot Jan, have a wonderful week!
DeleteBeautiful colours in your art work, love that first one and tour tree tag. Great pastry!! I enjoyed your photos, just love the sign outside the pub.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, glad you found things to enjoy! Have a wonderful week!
DeleteI did catch some of Shilpa's video and would love to have the time to do that one. Your piece is so very lovely! And I love how you used your fox to make a tag.
ReplyDeleteWhat a yummy looking pastry gift- and yes, coffee or cappuccino with it please:)
Super photos all around! Happy T day!
Thanks Linda. I think I'll make you a cappuccino, I'm sure you'd enjoy that! Lifebook is fun, but time consuming, no time for house**rk! Have a great week!
DeleteBeautiful painting Valerie, and I couldn't see the mishap at all-that is always so frustrating when that happens.
ReplyDeleteI really like your tag too, and the pastry was such a thoughtful gift-and with coffee.
You have such a creative eye for your photos-I really loved them-Happy T hugs Kathy
Thanks a lot Kathy! Yes, mishaps are frustrating. Have a wonderful week, take care!
DeleteLovely page in spite of mishap. The thank you cake looks good. Interesting bar sign.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine, have a good and safe day!
Deleteyour mixed media page is stunning (despite the mishap!), a lovely piece of art. and i LOVE the tree tag, especially the colorful cat! love the pastry and i got a chuckle from the signs at the bar. i guess they REALLY want everyone to have a drink! beautiful photos as always. have a lovely week. xo
ReplyDeleteThanks Michele. Those signs made me laugh, too. A friend sent them. Have a wonderful and safe week!
DeleteHi Val, good morning! Hope you had a good sleep. LOVE your art, as always, both the beautiful tag with your fox and the exotic piece, so lovely. I loved those photos with the signs and reason for drinking a cocktail! Who needs a reason? Have a wonderful day, take care, hugs, Sarah
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah! Have a great day, hopefully a quiet one, look after yourself! Hugs to all!
DeleteThanks Laurie. That pastry was wonderful, I wish I had one every day, but then I wouldn't get my jeans on! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteSchön und faszinierend deine Seiten, sie gefallen mir ausgesprochen gut wieder.
ReplyDeleteAch und so das erleben mit deinen Fotoserien macht wieder Spass udn beschaulich.
Schönen Dienstag wünsche ich dir, liebe Grüsse Elke
Danke, liebe Elke. Dir einen guten Morgen! Ich wünsche Dir einen schönen und gesunden Tag!
DeleteWhat a lovely vibrant work of art, love the fox and your gorgeous blues...great pics. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Annie, have a good and safe day!
DeleteLovely photos, but I can't stop howling with laughter at the sign outside the pub. Great way to begin the day with a deep belly laugh! Your fox looks so sweet on the tag, and honestly, I cannot see where you spilled the water. {I use a pot bellied jar for water which is very difficult to knock over as it shifts the centre of gravity, probably jinxed that now!} Have a super day! Hugs, Deb
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb, and glad it gave you a good laugh, always something positive! I had to rework the left side of the painting, it was better before, but no use crying over spilled water! It was my drinking water I knocked over! Have a nice day!
DeleteLove what you did with your fox!
ReplyDeleteThanks, have a nice day!
DeleteAnother interesting art work VJ ... Loved all the clicks
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashok!
DeleteGood day Valerie: I hope that you are well, hale, hearty, happy and full of the joy of life. I am quite sure I have never begun a comment on a blog quite like that! It is quite clear that I should pay a visit to my neighbour. I recently took in a package for him, and he didn't give me sweet treats. A mere thank you was quite sufficient mind you until I saw what rewards you received for this simple act of kindness. I would throw a tantrum and stamp my feet, but I'd probably just hurt them! I got a real chuckle out of the London signs. Did you recently visit there or were these garnered from the internet? It's amazing what comes up sometimes when you search. There are birds called tits, and boobies and you can imagine what you get to see if you google those beauties! Your dark, foreboding skies are spooky indeed. I expect to see valkyries emerging from behind the clouds, or at the very least a witch on a broomstick. Halloween, of course is not far off, but I expect that door-to-door trick or treating by the children will not take place during COVID. We will be running a Bioblitz this coming weekend and normally we would give each participant a name badge as a means of identification, but also as a little souvenir of the event. This year, because it involves transferring a badge from one person to another we will not be doing it. Damn COVID! Until tomorrow, hugs and kisses from Canada. David
ReplyDeleteOh dear! Send our helper over, please, if she could delete a few of the things I have stuffed into every corner, that would be great indeed!
ReplyDeleteThe neighbours here are all nice. As I'm more home than those who work, I am THE hot tip for all of the delivery services. The man from DHL post says there's a note in the van saying 'If not there, Try Mrs Tups'!! And the neighbours think the need to kep me sweet by bringing pastries, choccie and plants! Good deal, huh?! Yes, the tone here seems to be getting wilder. I have tits pecking at fat balls and trying to pick the nuts out here! Sorry you will have to alter some things in your BIOBLITZ ( nice name!) Covid alters a lot for us. I always love the dark and moody skies, very autumny, and getting me into the mood for Halloween, which will hardly take place this year. I will make myself a witch's brew and fly to the moon alone, I'm already batty so that should help! Have a great day, hugs to you both!
ReplyDeletePutting a lid on covid - yes for sure
ReplyDeleteHappy Tuesday Valerie, your tags and lotus art are lovely
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Thanks Gillena, have a great week!
DeleteLovely artwork and photos. Fantastic spooky moon photos. Happy T-Day!
ReplyDeleteThanks Annie, happy T Day and have a good week!
DeleteWow - fabulous florals - if you hadn't mentioned the spill, I'd have assumed it was light and shadow falling across the scene. The tag is really lovely too - those slender tree branches and that wonderful fox. Beautiful photos as always... I always feel like I've had a day out when I visit one of your posts!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Thanks Alison! You always visit my Queendom of Balconia-by-the-Rhine when you come to my blog, glad you like it!
DeleteThat's a wonderful piece, water spills or not. There is something tranquil about it. I also love the tag and the new theme. Trees are a good topic.You're neighbor was sweet to bring you that treat. It does look yummy. And I love the grass photos also. I haven't seen venus or mercury for a bit but Mars is really been visible here. Love your star photo too. Hope you're having a great day! Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks Erika! Trees is a good theme, that's true. Have a great day!
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ReplyDeleteYum indeed!
DeleteIf you hadn’t mentioned you had a mishap, I don’t think it would have been noticed. The colors are so vibrant. Cute tag. Looks like all the colored leaves showed up in the fox.as always, beautiful photos. My favorite is the misty morning. Lucky you to have such nice neighbors that know how to bake delicious goodies. Happy T Day
ReplyDeleteThanks CJ. I do have nice neighbours, that's true, and they are quiet and well behaved, too! Happy T Day, take care!
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ReplyDeleteLove the page and your tag. Great work and lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anesha! Have a great day!
DeleteFabulous page, I loved seeing how it came together too! The autumnal tag is delightful with the little fox - gorgeous 😁. The pastry looks so yummy and the London signs are such fun! Thanks for the smiles and sending Happy T Day wishes! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo, happy T Day to you, too!
Deletelaughing at the sings! professional drinkers! Our moon is spooky dark red every night from the smoke from out of control fires... that pastry looks so good...
ReplyDeleteLeeAnna
Well, I think I could be classed as a professional coffee drinker! Happy T Day!
DeleteAll kinds of fun and wonders today. The bar signs are a hoot. Love your pieces. Stay safe. Be healthy.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandra, stay safe and well!
DeleteIt's funny because before I read about your mishap, your page put me in mind of a beautiful underwater scene. I just didn't know how under water it was. :D
ReplyDeleteIt really was under water. Luckily it's a good water-colour paper, or it would have been completely ruined!
DeleteBeautiful artworks today Valerie, the colours are wonderful, and what a gorgeous fox! The London photo's made me smile, I would definitely not be welcome as I certaintly can't drink for 3 lol. Take care and have a great week, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue. I wouldn't be welcome either as I can't even drink for 1, unless it's coffee on offer! Have a great week!
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DeleteWhat a shame you spilt water on your work. But I haven't really noticed. You can definitely get away with that one.
ReplyDeleteThat pastry looks delicious. That was kind of her.
Your photos from London were funny. Did you go there recently? No, probably not.
Beautiful moon photos and grasses. I always enjoy your photos.
Happy T-Day,
Hugs,
Lisca
Yes, it was a shame, and washed part of the colour away, but that's life! No, I wasn't in London. I haven't been anywhere for many years. A friend sent the pics. Happy T Day!
DeleteA very beautiful page Valerie and I love the tag, your fox looks so cute on it! Fantastic photos today, that Warning beer sign is sooo funny, love the pictures of the spooky moon too! Take care, Tammy x
ReplyDeleteThanks Tammy, it was fun putting the fox into the Tag. Have a great week, stay safe!
DeleteYour artwork is always lovely but your tag is fantastically beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove the beer sign...so did my hubby 🍻🍺
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Thanks Jan, those signs were really funny!
DeleteLove your t tag.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lin!
DeleteThe pastry looks delicious. I got a kick out of the signs :) The spooky night skies are perfect for the season. Happy T Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteThis is the spooky time of year!
DeleteI'd take in my neighbor's packages every day if that was the "reward." Looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteYes, I always take them in....Stay safe!
DeleteValerie I would never have known there was a spill on your art. It is beautiful. Well done on the fix. The tag is fun and beautiful. My favorite photo to day the the (beer) sign. Cracked me up. Lovely spooky photos and those grasses are amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nicole. Those signs are really fun! Stay safe!
DeleteI loved seeing your taster session project. I will definitely have to watch that lesson. I think it turned out beautifully despite your spilled water. I also spied your adorable fox from the first lesson. So adorable. I am still working on mine. With so many lessons in 2 weeks, I don't have enough time to finish them all.
ReplyDeleteLoved seeing the pictures of your London trip. Lots of interesting signs.
I bet your pastry was delicious! Looks like the perfect accompaniment to a cappuccino.
Happy Tea Day,
Kate
Thanks Kate! It was a beautiful and meditative project, I liked it. I have kept up with all of the lessons so far. Happy T day!
DeleteYour artwork turned out beautifully, and you can't tell there was and accident spill.
ReplyDeleteYour food looks good and yummy. All your photos are beautiful; I had to show my hubby the sign about drinking for three. Made us laugh. Happy T Day.
Thanks Sharon. Glad you enjoyed the fun pics, we need some laughter just now!
DeleteI love the spooky moon pictures.
ReplyDeleteAnd that you learned from the art.
That's the best.
The drinking sign was funny.
Thanks Ivy. It's always good when we can learn, even if it's only from our mistakes - everything helps! Have a great day!
DeleteJust had a lovely visit and as always lots of lovely photos to look at as well as the fantastic art pages, spilling liquids is never a good thing but you cannot spot any mishap to your page.
ReplyDeleteStay safe.
Yvonne xx
Thanks Yvonne! Great to see you again. Have a great week. Hugs!
DeleteBeautiful art and photos! Lovely to see your little fox again Valerie! xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Alison. That fox will be turning up often!
DeleteI have no idea why but my comment didn't publish - glad I came back to see if you had left a reply comment! I love the journal page, such fabulous colours as well as those lovely drawn lines! I love that you used your little fox on your tag! The London photos are great but that the sunflower and those fabulous black seedheads against the grasses are my favourite photos! Cappuccino for me too, especially with pastry or chocolate biscuit! Hugs, Chrisx
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris, sunflowers and grasses are always beautiful! Stay safe!
DeleteWhat gorgeous flowers - they remind me of waterlilies and I could imagine them with texture paste on them outlined in silver, like a stained glass window. But then I think the other drawings are very Indian themed so i think of them as Lotus flowers also. Whatever they are beautiful and it is a beautiful page. No mistakes here.
ReplyDeleteI adore your Mr Fox, what beautiful colouring - and i love the tag he is sitting on.
As for the photographs, well, what can one say? There are some beauties there with some funnies mixed in. So good to see a sense of humour during this time of doom and gloom we suffer each time we switch on the TV. I feel sorry for the small bars and cafes if they have to close. You stay safe and well.
Hugs, Neet xx
I think they are supposed to be Lotus flowers, but your suggestion sounds good. A lot of bars and cafes have big problems just now, a lot won't survive, but humour helps!
DeleteAbsolutely beautiful mixed media work Valerie. I wish I could create that type of project. Your tag is just gorgeous. I love the fox!! Your posts made me smile today and I love the put a lid on it window painting! Have a great weekend Valerie xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Pinky! Those lONDON SIGNS WERE REALLY FUNNY: HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
DeleteOf course, my favorite picture is the food! How sweet of your neighbor to bring it. The bar signs are hysterically creative and fun! Love your spooky sky and cool grasses too.
ReplyDeleteOn your creations, I love the colors, backgrounds, and images. The fox is especially cool - so colorful and pretty. You are so creative. Hugz
Thanks Nancy. Those bars signs I really funny, I laughed so much when my friend sent them to me! Have a good weekend, stay safe!
ReplyDeleteLoving your Tag..especially the fox, he is fab.
ReplyDeleteAs always your post has some gorgeous photos..love the new blog header with the gold of those trees..just so pretty xx
Thanks, I had so much fun painting that fox! Have a safe week!
DeleteJust love your tag, the background is great and the fox fits in perfectly.
ReplyDeleteHugs Wendy
I love both art pieces! I can't tell you spilled your water! LOL! Love your spooky moon photos and I love that grass too! That pastry looks so good with your coffee! Big Hugs!
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