Frost and Frida

Hi Everybody!

For Art Journal Journey, winter wonderland, I have another hybrid page. The background is part of a painted and crackled mixed media piece, and when I enlarged it I thought it looked like ice, so I used it here. I added a snowflake frame and a quote from William Blake.

At Moo Mania and More our theme is famous people, I made  a collage with Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera. The background is a photo of Frida's studio, which I overlayed with a page from her Journal, where she wrote, 'Diego, I am alone'. Frida was stamped. I added the wings, the shadowy Diego and the bird digitally.

Today was another cold and frosty day, and I was surprised to see the farmer cutting the winter rape seed. It was a strange feeling to be out in icy temperatures with the fragrant smell of freshly mowed grass....

I saw a huge fungus growing out of this rotting tree stamp, and as I went nearer, I saw there was a little animal in the left hole. You can see the 2 white points of his eyes.

The water at the Rhine has receded further and is almost back to normal:

But there is still plenty of ice and frost:

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Wednesday this and that

Hi Everybody!
It's the middle of the week already - where does the time go?

Today I have a hybrid piece in which I have layered Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian man, his portrait and one of his wonderful anatomical sketches. I pulled it all together with a frame. I am linking to Moo Mania and More, famous people. 

For 99 faces I am showing the last of my 'old fashioned girls' - this time in spring green, drawn and painted over a floral DP background. I needed to see some spring colours!

Down at the Rhine I met the usual ducks, geese, gulls  and Mr Heron. Here he still has a fish in his beak:

And he didn't bother to wipe his beak afterwards!

I am sure the ships get bigger and bigger:

The water is not so high as it was:

But still seems to be rather chilly:

And I was happy to find lots of beautiful, frosted leaves:

Have a good day, keep warm, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Frosty weather

Hi Everybody!

Today we are beginning a new challenge at TIOT -

silhouettes

Projects of all formats are allowed, as long as you keep to the theme.

You have two weeks to join us, so hope to see you on our blog!

I made a hybrid collage using various photos . The background is the morning sky in winter,  the herons are always standing at the Rhine fishing, and the wild ducks are also a familiar sight here. I am also linking to Art Journal Journey, winter wonderland.

For Wen's Simply Neutrals I digitally altered a photo of the entrance to the Basilica here. I added the beautiful statue which Wen allowed us to use some weeks back. I changed the background, layering my photo with one of my old documents. The stones were photographed at the Rhine, the little cherub usually sits on my window ledge, and the other piece is from one of the windows here.

I am also linking to 'famous people' at Moo Mania and More.

 Today is also T stands for Tuesday over at Elizabeth's blog, so a big hello to all the T Gang.

Today I am sharing my creamed tomato soup embellished with a splodge of sour cream:

And we are not finished yet....

This is known as a 'pig's ear' here, and you can really make a pig of yourself with them.

And to wash it down, cappuccino - what else?

After an icy night the day dawned with lots of beautiful colours:

When it was light I could see the frost sparkling on the trees and bushes:

My morning walk took me first along the stream, through the frosty fields:

And I just loved the frosted leaves:

I felt frosted myself by the time I came home, and was happy to drink a large mug of hot coffee.

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Snow and birds

Hi Everybody!
Hope you have all enjoyed the weekend.
Here it was cold and frosty, but we did have some sun today, so that was good.

For Art Journal Journey, winter wonderland, I have another hybrid collage. The background is a photo taken at the Rhine a few years back, when we had lots of snow and sunshine. I added a frosty frame, the face and the shadows of some people - the ones further back are real people, I like to mix!

This bird gets the prize this week for being the best and quickest eater on my balcony:

Her husband was the 2nd quickest:

The Rhine was not quite as high today, looks like the water is receding again.

The heron was scowling, as always:

The cormorant looked cold and fed up, too:

The wild geese were having a ball:

And the gulls were once again the noisiest ones:

Have a good start in the new week, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!