Sky, clouds and spring flowers

Hi Everybody!

Our day here was much cooler than it has been, but mostly dry and sunny, so good weather for walking.

For Art Journal Journey, Favourite poem or quote, I have a journal page made with brushos sprinkled onto wet gesso. When it was dry, I added more colours with Gelatos, especially the yellow in the middle. I drew in the birds with a black gel pen, and outlined the horizon and trees etc with a charcoal pencil. As it reminded me of the stormy clouds we had here recently, I added the verse from the Book of Job. A friend came over this evening, and said she can see a woman - perhaps an angel? on the left side of the clouds, and then she found 2 others on the right. Can you see them too?

Here are the real clouds from this morning:

Here are some of my balcony flowers, which look better now that I have cleaned and scrubbed my balcony ready for the good weather season:

The path through the lakes:

Hedge flowers:

I was fascinated by the branches which grow through the fence at several places:

The blossoming tree is beside the stream near here:

I love spring!

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Art Journal Journey and more....

Hi Everybody!

We had another warm and sunny day today, but the next few days will be

wet and windy again. Whatever, we have to take the weather as it comes!

I have made another journal page for Art Journal Journey, favourite poem or quote. The verse I have used is from Psalm 122 verse 6, 'Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper who love thee'

The background was made with brushos. I added more layers of colour with Gelatos when it was dry, blending with a baby wipe. I sketched in the walls and roofs of the houses to look like the houses in Jerusalem. I coloured the roofs with gold and bronze. I am also linking to Paint Party Friday, hosted as always by Eva and Kristin, and to Mix it Monthly, town or village.

I enjoyed my walk along the Rhine and through our 'town' today; spring is a good time to be outside and enjoy nature.

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Live as though....

Hi Everybody!

Another day has flown by, we had good weather, and it was good to go out without a coat or jacket!

For Art Journal Journey (favourite poem or quote) I used one of my ready made backgrounds to make this page. I now have quite a stock of painted and /or scanned backgrounds to use. This one has a torn tissue paper background painted over with acrylics. I added more colours with Gelatos and stenciling using the CWS chicken-wire stencil and Dina Wakley's birds, 'Live' has been stenciled using the waste from a Sizzix die-cut, and I wrote the rest of the quote 

into the 'L'. The dragonfly has been quilled. I am also linking to Moo Mania and More, spring feelings.

I love watching the new leaves unfolding on the branches:

The trees down at the lake are greening up well, too.

These photos are the angels on my window ledge, throwing their shadows onto the white curtain early this morning:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

A bright head

Hi Everybody!

Just a quick post this evening, the day has run away from me again!

For Art Journal Journey, favourite poem or quote, I made another page using one of 'my' heads - I have heads in all sizes! I made a torn paper background, which I lightly gessoed so as not to completely conceal the underlying text. I used lots of Gelatos to let my head shine. The quote is from Katrina Mayer.

I bound another 10 journal pages using a thermal binder

We had a wonderful sunrise and warm and sunny day:

The crow who likes to sneak in and eat the fat balls tried to hide in the tree again when he saw me!

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!