Hi Everybody!
Hope your week is going well. I have now got a nasty cold and cough on top of everything else, so I am not a happy bunny just now. But these things shall pass - the quicker the better! Nicole isn't doing her FFO this week, but I still have faces so I am showing them. The first one is a stylish giraffe. We made something similar in a tastesr session some time back, and I have made another version of it. I will be linking to Gillena's AFFF:
And I played with some new stencils, which was fun:
Some evenings the sun peeks over the house and lights up the tree tops:
I had fun with this cat, too:
And some funnies, thinkies and pics by David Zinn:
Have a great day and a great weekend, take care,
And thanks a lot for coming by!
So sorry to read you now have a nasty cold and cough, hope they both disappear fast!
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy seeing your art, it's so colourful.
Some lovely David Zinn pieces and I enjoyed the funnies/thinkies.
Feel better soon wishes.
All the best Jan
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Thanks Jan, have a great day!
DeleteAmazing art works vj
ReplyDeleteThanks Ashok!
DeleteI hope it's only a nasty cold and not something else. Do you still test for Covid?
ReplyDeleteYour giraffe is absolutely adorable. Lovely stencils, look like fun to be had there.
Do hope the cold and cough are gone soon. Hugs Deb
YeS, I tested and it was negative, just a nasty cold and cough! I'm staying home till it's gone , so lots of painty playtime! Hope you are well! Hugs!
DeleteGood morning, Valerie: I am very sorry to hear that you have a cough and cold, but for the first time ever I think I can do you one better. Miriam and I both have COVID. We didn’t want it, no one gave us the option, it just arrived and took up residence. I hope it will leave again soon. Neither of us feels totally wiped out but we both ache from head to toe and have a dry cough that enables us to create dissonant duets together. We had made a batch of squash soup before getting sick and it has turned out to be perfect, both as an enjoyable dinner, and eliminating the need to cook while we are feeling less than vigorous and creative. I very much agree with the sentiment about books above. Books can open a whole new world. I remember how vivid “Treasure Island” became to me when I was a child, and I have little doubt it stimulated my desire to travel. If I had known you earlier I would have enlisted you as my pirate’s wench! I went from cutlasses and cannons, walking the plank and buried treasure, however, to birds, plants and even insects. Who knows where a book may lead? I hope that we are all feeling much better very soon. Hugs and kisses - David
ReplyDeleteOh no, not Covid! That's awful. I hope it will remain relatively mild and bugger off as soon as possible! Soups and stews are the best things to eat when you don't feel well, yummy! And extra reading time is always wonderful. I like to listen to books when I paint! BUT - I can tell you this, I would have been a the chief pirate on that ship, and you could have been my wench. Or boy might be more suitable.... I often dream about my books, and find myself in the middle of one of my stories, strange but somehow nice! I hope very much that you will soon both be Covid free and up and about again. Hugs xxxxxxxxxx
DeleteI find your art work so cheerful and uplifting. I love your use of color. The eyelashes on the giraffe are so cute and I love how you use so many geometrics. It makes me want to draw and paint but then I remember that I really lack the talent to do so. Thanks for your shares and hope you feel better very soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks Judee. I love playing with geometric shapes and patterns, and they often fnd their way into my art. I want to make some more funny animals, I need things to cheer me up just now! Hugs!
DeleteIt would be fun if giraffes could come in all different colors. Not good camouflage, but boy would the savanna be beautiful. And that cat named trouble made me smile. How come people never name their pets trouble? Not that pets are always trouble, but they all have their moments. So sorry to read you now have a cold. I hope you feel better very soon. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThanks Erika! I need to play just now so am playing with fun animals. Today I made a black cat. I used to have a cat who was really called Trouble. She always hissed if I went near her or stroked her, but used to sleep on my head at night and hit me if I moved! Trouble indeed! Have a great day, hugs!
DeleteLove the fabulous giraffe and stencilled faces. Hope you feel a lot better soon .
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Thanks Carol. I need to stay home so I'm making the best of it playing in my arty kitchen! Hugs!
DeleteLovely art Valerie and thanks for the thinkies. Sorry about the cold.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine, have a great day! Hugs!
DeleteHi Valerie. So sorry to hear of all your health issues. I hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteYour art is beautiful as always, and that stencil looks very cool.
Thanks for the smiles.
Alison
Thanks so much, Alison. I am happy to be home and not in the hospital! Hugs!
DeleteLots to see and think about in this post. The giraffe is complete fun! Take care of yourself and I hope you shake that cold soon too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol, I love that Giraffe, too. I must do another funny animal! Hugs!
DeleteHi Valerie, loving your blue Giraffe He/She is gorgeous. Your kitty looks a bit grumpy! However, wishing you a very happy creative week and weekend. Hugs Angela xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks, my cat is really grumpy! Have a great weekend, hugs!
DeleteYour Giraffe is gorgeous Valerie and the cat, well, that is Holly's middle name, trouble, and I love the stencil face too.hope you feel better soon, take care and have a great weekend..
ReplyDeleteLuv CHRISSYxx
Thanks Chrissy. All cats seem to like causing chaos and trouble from time to time! Hugs!
DeleteThe giraffe looks very cute and that's the perfect name for that cat. Looks like Trouble
ReplyDeleteThanks CJ! I had a cat called Trouble, and she fitted her name perfectly! Hugs!
DeleteDie Giraffe ist toll gemalt und das andere Gesicht. Die Katze *lach* trinkt auch gerne Kaffe wie du!
ReplyDeleteDanke für das Posting und ich wünsche dir gute und baldige Genesung von deiner Erkältung!
Lieben Gruss Elke
Thanks Elke. My cat used to lick the foam off my cappuccino if I didn't guard it well! My cold is still flourishing, but not so bad as it was at first! Have a great weekend, hugs, Valerie!
DeleteGreat giraffe :-))
ReplyDeleteAll good wishes for you. Keep warm and drink lots of tea.
Kind regards come to you from Viola
Thanks! I need to drink lots, my throat is so dry just now! Have a great weekend, hugs!
DeleteVakerie, Luv your dynamic faces and fabulous thinkies. Happy Friday. Thanks for linking to Art For Fun Friday
ReplyDeleteMuch♡love
Thanks Gillena, have a great weekendx! Hugs!
Deletefeel better soon!
ReplyDeleteI like the eye in your stencil art.
Thanks Mae, I love painting eyes. Enjoy your weekend, hugs!
DeleteThat last joke made me laugh. It's so you, the crafts lady. I really like your giraffe. Creative and imaginative. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks, we all look after our arts and crafts materials better than anything else! Have a good weekend.
DeleteYour art style is always wonderful ~ love it all and great funnies too ~ do hope you feel better. soon ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Valerie, I love those profiles with the green eye!!! Thanks an Outstanding October weekend. Peace!
ReplyDeletePeace is so precious and I can't understand the warmongers who are longing for trouble. Have a great weekend!
DeleteAll kinds of fun today. Love all your pieces. Val, I am so sorry to hear you caught a cold. You just don't need that. Hope you are feeling chirpy soon. Hugs, Sandra sandracox.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThanks ,Sandra! No, I did not need this cold whic h does not want to leave me!
DeleteLiebe Valerie, deine Giraffe ist entzückend! Und ich danke dir auch wieder für deine Funnies und Thinkies. Besonders amüsant fand ich das Katzenlady-Starterset und die Sache mit der Negativität, die wir nicht brauchen 😂😅😁
ReplyDeleteAlles Liebe und werd' bald wieder gesund!
Traude
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Danke Traude, glad you like the Giraffe. I should be painting other things, but just now I need to play! Dir auch alles Liebe, bleib gesund und munter!
DeleteUuuups, wieder Denglisch!
That giraffe is fabulous. So bold and such great combination of colour. Love the stencils you have been experimenting with, those faces are just that bit different.
ReplyDeleteYour thinkies and funnies are, as always, great, and I love your little cat with his cjup of coffee.
Sorry to hear you are full of a cold Valerie. I am on antibiotics at the moment too.
~Hugs, Neet xx