Lady Julian's Windows

Hi Everybody!

My A3 mixed media Journal page today for Art Journal Journey, through my window, shows Lady Julian of Norwich. She was an anchoress (someone who has retired from the world) who lived in a tiny house attached to the Church of St Julian in Norwich. She lived from ca. 1342-1416. After a severe illness she had a series of visions which led her to her secluded life. She wrote a book, 'Revelations of Divine Love', which is the first book written by a woman in the English language - and that at a time when the majority of the population could neither read nor write. I do not have the time to write more about her visions and ideas here, but those who are interested can read about her  here.

Her little house had 2 windows,  a window to the Church, so she could take part in the services, and a window to the outside, where she could talk to people. She called them her 'window to God' and her 'Window to the world'

I have showed her here in a Gothic window, with her 2 windows to her right and left. I stenciled the diamond pattern to give the feeling of diamond-pane windows.

Today started off with a super sunrise again:

I enjoyed blue skies on my walk through town, although it was very cold.

There is a feeling of autumn in the air:

I was pleased to see that this old, rusty gate is still there:

The apples are ripe, but I had no ladder:

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Night and day, sun and moon

Hi Everybody!

Hope your weekend is going well!

For Art Journal Journey, through my window, I painted the face of the night- I often look out of my window at night when I can't sleep, and love seeing the colours of the sky, the shadows of the trees, the moon and the stars. The quote I have used is from Sting's 'Sister Moon'.

I painted an A3 page with various blues, green, turquoise and black, added some fairy dust, drew the face profile using one of 'my' heads and drew the town silhouette along the bottom. I added some foil stars and painted the moon with Maya gold from Vivacolor.

I am also linking to 49 Faces and to Kim Dellow's 'Friday Face'

I was up early and watched the night turn to day and then the sun rise. You can see planes coming in to land at the nearby airport:

The crows were in 'their' tree:

There were lots of boats on the Rhine again:

And this evening the moon shone into my room:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Van Gogh, mushrooms and birds

Hi Everybody!

Today I have another Van Gogh imitation to share with you. I just love painting in his style, with the swirls and movement. The smaller painting in the middle was placed on an A3 page where I continued the painting and  added the birds with a Dina Wakley stencil. I painted a shadow-man walking by in the foreground, who is not obscuring the view but has become part of it.
I am linking to Art Journal Journey, through my window.

At this time of year the mushrooms and toadstools are springing up everywhere:

The Egyptian wild geese were down at the Rhine again:

The starlings are getting ready to fly away:

The cormorant was keeping watch:

And more fungi I saw on my way home through the park:

Have a great day you all, take care
and thanks a lot for coming by!