Monday Mix

Hi Everybody!

The weekend has just disappeared - where did it go?

I didn't get much done, and I ate too much cake, but I had fun!

For Art Journal Journey, masculine and feminine, I have another journal page. I used an A3 sheet, with old book pages in the background, painted with Gesso, and stamped with a crackle stamp for more texture.. I used various stencils, home made and bought for the background and the boots. I used the same colour scheme as last Monday, I made a set of three in these colours, using fired brick and soot black DIs. The little vintage man is an image transfer with mod podge, which worked well this time. And the boots, of course, reminded me of Nancy Sinatra's song....
I am also linking to Moo Mania and More, anything goes

At the moment I am enjoying the lush green and wild flowers everywhere:

And as it's Monday, a funny from my friend Narda to start the week with a smile:

 Presently, I am trying to make friends outside of Facebook while applying the

same principles.

Therefore every day, I go to the street and tell a passer-by what I have

eaten, how I feel, what I have done the night before and what I will do

after. I give them pictures of my wife, my daughter, my dog and me gardening

and spending time in my pool. I also listen to their conversations and tell

them I love them.

And it works: I already have 3 people following me: 2 police officers and a

psychiatrist.

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Bad Hair Day

Hi Everybody!

For Art Journal Journey I tried to draw a face with a long neck like Modigliani.  The A3 background was painted with gesso, and I used charcoal pencils, pastel chalks and India ink. It didn't work out as I wanted to, and then I grabbed a pink pen, and then a blue one and started scribbling on it. I kept on scribbling till she had enough hair and I was feeling much less frustrated by that time. Then I gave her eyes to match her hair, and decided to leave it as it was. Not everything turns out as we plan, but I like it now!

I am also linking to Kim  Dellow's Friday Face art and Moo Mania and More, anything goes.

The birds are still visiting regularly:

This one has a piece of bread in its mouth. They really like white bread, bur rumple their beaks at wholegrain products!

This seems to be a ghost bird. It took off as I pressed the button, you can just see the feet and the movement!

The wild roses are really plentiful this year, and they are growing all along the Rhine, really pretty.

Looking towards the Rhine:

This old chair had evidently been thrown out:

And the flower shop is always worth a look:

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

A journal page and cakes

Hi Everybody!

Just a quick post this evening, been up too long, worked hard and I am really tired now.

For Art Journal Journey, masculine-feminine I made another journal page. This time I tried to see the 'problem' in a humourous way. I was inspired by  similar cartoons seen from time to time depicting the subject, and drew my figures and mapped out their brains to show their likes....

At first they were on a white background, which I didn't like, so I fussy cut them

and placed my couple on an A3 sheet painted again with black gesso - which I LOVE - and sprinkled with a little fairy dust. 

I am also linking to Moo Mania and More, anything goes, to Mix it Monthly, the facial profile, and to Kim Dellow's

Friday faces, a nice place where you can link any faces you have made and see cool work made by others.

Today I baked 2 cakes to take to a birthday party  to which I was invited. The first one is a cheese cake with rhubarb and ginger

And here are the chocolate muffins - help yourselves! I took the photo when they were still steaming fresh from the oven, later on I pimped them with melted chocolate on top.

Here's wishing you all a sweet day. Take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!!

Back to the Garden.

Hi Everybody!

Another week has flown by, and it's Friday already, which means it's time for Paint Party Friday, hosted as always by Eva and Kristin.

At Art Journal Journey our theme is masculine and feminine, and I chose to do a page with Adam and Eva and back to the garden.  Joni Mitchell's song was going around in my head while I was making it, so I have included it here as a little tribute to past days of love and peace and Woodstock.

The A3 background was painted with black Gesso mixed with dark blue and sprinkled with fairy dust as star dust was not so readily available in my stash.

The images are from Stencilry, and the other parts have been stenciled with white and gold.

I am also linking to Moo Mania and More, anything goes.

Some photos from my walk along the Rhine and through our little town:

I just love this one:

Have a great day you all, take care

and thanks a lot for coming by!