Hi Everybody!
Yesterday I showed the last journal page for Alison's challenge at AJJ, and today I am showing the very last one. Once again sunflowers play a big role in my summer:
And I have another one of my strange book-print faces inspired by Karen O'Brien:
I collaged it using a magazine cut out and an older journal page:
I am linking to Paint Party Friday
And I have more photos of my summer walk through Neuss:
There is a street by the Quirinus Minster where the Mint used to be, and these huge 'coins' have been set into the cobbled pavement:
A town gate from the middle ages, which now houses a museum:
And after walking so much, I needed a cappuccino in my fave cafe:
Have a great day, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!
Love the sunflowers and dragonflies, the face too. Thanks for sharing your walk, that coffee cup is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue, I love the cups in that café, too! Have a great day!
DeleteHi Val, good morning! Love you beautiful art today, we have sunflowers in a vase here, too. Hope you are feeling better. It rained here all night again, but this morning is fine and sunny. Have a great day, take care! Hugs, Sarah
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah, I'm having a rest day today,so that should help. Take care, hugs to you all!
Deletewow love this art of yours, so bright, beautiful and brilliantly designed. Hope all's well big hugs. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Annie, I'm having a rest day today!
DeleteEnjoyed your final, final entry for Alison's theme at AJJ. Sunflowers always make me smile, since they are my state flower. The journal page is wonderful. You draw faces so well. The eyes speak to me. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteThat is one big pocket watch on that building. I enjoyed reading about the coins, and I absolutely LOVE the statues. Stunning and incredible. Lovely cup and saucer, too.
Thanks Elizabeth. Things sometimes get lost under the piles of thing waiting to be sorted and put away....Sunflowers are always wonderful, and a great choice for a state flower. The coins were very fascinating and well made. Have a great day!
DeleteLove your very last last AJJ Summer Countryside page, Valerie. You do probably see something like this out your window so that makes it even more fun. Cool book face page too - I may have to try that because I love how it looks!
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures from your walk in Neuss. What an interesting looking place with so many cool things. Love the fact that they repurposed the gate into a museum. Love the sculputures too.
Hugz
Thanks Nancy! I'm really good at finding things at the last minute! Those book print faces are great fun. Have a great day, hugs!
DeleteNice job with your art piece this morning, Valerie, but how can you go wrong with sunflowers and dragonflies? You personified yourself with your sunny disposition, flitting around from coffee shop to coffee shop - which reminds me by the way that I have a gift card for Starbucks that I need to use. Sometimes I feel as though the top of MY head has come off! The additional shots of Neuss are great. It really does look like a terrific town, and there's money on the sidewalk, so who can beat that? A couple of the sculptures have a South American look to them and they wouldn't be out of place in the main square of Quito or Bogota. I have to go on a tree identification walk with a fellow naturalist today. His skill with trees is far greater than mine, so I will be in a listening and learning mode. I hope your day is wonderful too. Hugs and kisses. David
ReplyDeleteHi David! Sunflowers, birds and dragonflies etc are always things I like and enjoy. I know that feeling that you think the top of your head has blown off, everything that has happened lately in the world is very hard to take in. Neuss is a great town, and they show the old ruins and ancient buildings very well. There's a fantastic museum, too, I'll show pics in m next post. Have fun today with your friend, I'm sure you'll be able to spot lots of tree names and categories in your next post. I can recognise a few trees, but that's about as far as it goes. But I do know a lot about theology - why didn't I study something more useful in everyday life!? Have BIG fun on your walk, hugs!
DeleteGorgeous page with the butterflies and dragonflies. Interesting collage piece too.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Teresa
Thanks Teresa. Have a wonderful day! Hugs!
DeleteBeautiful art it is sunflower time again. How quickly the year passes by. and Neuss looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine, time flies indeed!
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ReplyDeleteYour works are extraordinary, I admire their beauty and ingenuity. Walking around the city made me a lot of fun. I wish you a tasty coffee :)
Thanks Lucyna, Coffee is always good!
DeleteLovely, bright artwork, just what's needed. I do like that cup and saucer!
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb, I love that crockery, too! Hope you are well!
DeleteHi Val, Bill here. Lovely art, have a great day!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill, Take care!
Deletecoffee and wonderful monuments:) that it the great day:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy! A great day indeed!
DeleteWowowowowowow! The art is just stunning! Amazing places to be at! Also, nice shoes. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Aishu! I love my sneakers!
DeleteA fabulous page Valerie, and I enjoyed seeing the photos from your walk in Neuss, looks like a great place to just wander. Love the coffee cup. Hope you are well.
ReplyDeleteAvril xx
Thanks Avril, have a great day!
DeleteFabulous pieces today Valerie, and what a lovely cup to drink you cappuccino from! Take care and have a great evening xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue, I love those cups, too. And the Cappuccino, too!
DeleteSo many wonders along your walk. I love that pocket watch:) We're getting a pocket watch repaired from the grand that belonged to his great-great grandfather.
ReplyDeleteYou caught two of my favorites on that piece. Dragonflies and flowers:)
YOU take special care.
Hugs
Thanks Sandra. The pocket watch in Neuss would need a big pocket! Take care!
DeleteHeh. It would indeed.
DeleteI love the sunflower pictures! And the cappuccino looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot! Have a great day! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteNeuss looks like my kind of town!
ReplyDeleteIf I miss some posts, forgive me. My blogger reader list has disappeared (has yours?) The one on the left column of the dashboard. Very frustrated and not getting any help from blogger. Grrr! I'll try to check in but I'm helpless without that list!
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DeleteHope you soon find a solution, Jeanie, sounds very annoying! Hugs!
DeleteBeautiful artwork today Valerie, I love the sunflowers and that gorgeous face! The large coins are so cool too, what a wonderful town! AND my reading list disappeared yesterday, just like the comment above. Can't get any help from blogger but now I know I'm not loosing my mind and it's not just my blog!
ReplyDeleteAnyway take care & stay safe.
Hugs, Tammy
Thanks Tammy. Sorry your Reading list has disappeared, too, another Blogger game! Hope you soon get it back! Hugs!
DeleteLove your sunflower art.
ReplyDeleteNeuss looks a nice town, great selection of photographs.
Take care.
All the best Jan
Thanks Jan, have a great day!
DeleteNeuss looks like a very interesting place to visit Valerie, great photos.
ReplyDeleteWonderful art too, I love your latest face and the beautiful window view.
Happy Friday!
Alison
Thanks Alison, have a great day, stay safe!
DeleteLovely art, Valerie! The sunflower is so colourful and vibrant, and the face is intriguing. Loved seeing Neuss through your photos.
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Thanks Soma, happy PPF! You would enjoy Neuss!
DeleteSo happy you found time for another last (?!) page for the Summer Countryside theme. Those bright flowers are fantastically vibrant - no wonder they're attracting the fluttering insects to hover around them. Another great face too - they really are very haunting somehow, these faces. So powerful.
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The page was ready some time back, it just wandered to the bottom of one of m many stacks of paper! I love making the faces! Have a great weekend!
DeleteLovely artworks and photos. The floral one is very attractive.
ReplyDeleteI recently tried to sketch face and figures.
Thanks Tarang, happy PPF!
DeleteTwo wonderful creations, love your layers and colours. Great face. Stay safe and well. Anesha x
ReplyDeleteThanks Anesha, have a great weekend!
DeleteBeautiful pages. I saw some dragonflies in the garden this week. Is the face thinking of the workers or is the women thinking of that face? Love the walk. A giant pocket watch and giant coins right out of a fairy tale. I love how you can travel to Italy from the cafe. Very cool cup. Take care.
ReplyDeleteThanks CJ. A difficult question, perhaps the answer is 42! I love all those beautiful things in Neuss, I feel like a child again when I discover such lovely things! The cups in that café remind me of my time in Rome, which was wonderful. Have a great day.
DeleteLuvving the new sets of book print faces.
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Thanks Gillena, have a great weekend!
DeleteThat is a great view in your first piece for AJJ Valerie. It is very much the right now of July, meaning the sunflowers and dragonflies are just in season. And these faces are so much fun. I like this one. It's a great face onto top of the vintage people image you used also. Those coins in the pavement are really interesting. And I like the old looking "lion" too. Even your mug with the view of Rome is very interesting today. I enjoyed the post. Have a super start to your weekend. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks Erika! Are you back from our trip already? I love those 'coins'. it's a great idea. Café Roma is my fave place in Neuss for a break! Happy Friday and have a great weekend, hugs!
DeleteI love that cup and saucer design, don't you?
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Yes, I do, very much so! Have a great weeekend!
DeleteWow I love this post. Your art and all the places you go. Love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nicole. We are lucky to have so many beautiful places to visit near here. Enjoy your weekend.
Deletea beautiful, vibrant last page for the AJJ theme Valerie! Fun quirky face art too. Loved seeing the wonderful town of Neuss. Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda, Neuss is indeed a beautiful and very interesting town. Have a great weekend!
DeleteBeautiful, love your painting.
ReplyDeleteHugs Wendy
Thanks Wendy! Have a great weekend!
DeleteWhat's not to like when sunflowers are featured.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lin, you're right there! Happy PPF!
DeleteSo beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Regine! Have a great weekend!
DeleteFABulous bright colourful projects Valerie, gorgeous photos of your walks too..
ReplyDeleteluv CHRISSYxx
Thanks Chrissy, have a great weekend! Hugs!
DeleteWonderful pieces! So many details! Wonderful photos as well! Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jean, have a wonderful weekend!
DeleteI love those bright sunflowers and your other face art journal page.
ReplyDeleteThe photos from your walk through the town looked lovely as well. it never fails to amaze me how clean and tidy everywhere looks.
Have a good weekend.
Yvonne xx
Thanks Yvonne. Most places here are clean and tidy, although youngsters often leave litter when they eat outside. But it mostly gets cleaned away really quickly! Have a great weekend!
DeleteThe world outside your window makes for a colorful view :) That café has great outdoor seating, and I love that cup!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I love the view from my window, it's the best thing in my apartment! Enjoy your day!
DeleteA wonderfully bright page - just like one of your sunrises! Love that face too! Neuss looks interesting , especially the pavements! The church looks beautiful - have you been inside? Once again a well earned coffee! Hugs, Chrisx
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris, I love these sunny colours. The church is very beautiful inside. My husband was organist there many moons ago!
DeleteHi Valerie! :) I hope you're feeling better. Your summer walk is gorgeous and what a nice way to end it with a cappuccino! :) Your sunflowers are beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the flowers, dragonflies and the face, in your art pieces! Great photos!!! Big Hugs!
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