Friday Mix

Hi Everybody!

Today it's time for Art Journal Journey, if music be the food of love, 99 faces, Paint Party Friday and Moo Mania and More.

I made another mixed media journal page for PPF and 99 faces. Once again I copied a Modigliani portrait (Lunia Czechowska, 1918) as I am really fascinated by his faces just now. I placed her on a background which was gessoed, sprinkled with brushos and given added colour with pastel chalks. I have also made a hybrid version on a different background, and will show it tomorrow.

For Art Journal Journey and Moo Mania and More, hearts I made a hybrid page, using parts of older pages digitally combined with a heart mask.

This is a piece I made back in the 90s. I always loved watching the ducks etc.

And here is a de-coloured version, feel free to copy it and paint it in your own colours if you want.

This week we had a lot of rain, and the Rhine is still rising, although we did have some sunshine today. This is not the river, just the path I usually take through the fields, so I had to take a very muddy detour.

The sun showed itself this morning:

And a lot of bushes and trees are sprouting fresh green:

The Rhine is getting wider and wider:

Another of the paths I ususally take ended here:

A lot of trees have wet feet:

Here the water is almost up to the top of the bridge:

The little stream is full:

I hope the water starts to recede now!

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Beethoven,Bettyhoven and Big Birds

Hi Everybody!

For Art Journal Journey, if music be the food of love,

I made a hybrid page with Beethoven:

This inspired me to try painting him, which I did, but somehow he looks like a cross between Beethoven and my Auntie Betty with a fresh perm, so I think I will call this one 'Bettyhoven'. I am also linking to 99 faces.

And I received a beautiful Valentine's card from my dear friend Carolyn:

 Thanks so much, that made my day!

Today it rained nearly all day, the Rhine is very full, but at least the water birds are happy!

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Hearts

Hi Everybody!

Today we are beginning a new challenge at Moo Mania and More -

Hearts.

As always, projects of all formats are allowed, so hope that you will take heart and join us there. I made a hybrid page using 'my' head, some photos, and some digital additions. I am also linking to Art Journal Journey, if music be the food of love

Today was another rain day, the Rhine is full, but the birds are happy:

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Tuesday this and that

Hi Everybody!

For Art Journal Journey, if music be the food of love, I have a hybrid page. The background was painted with terracotta acrylic paint, and the photos and frame were added digitally. The photo shows my great Auntie Fanny in 1918.

Ar TIOT our challenge, 'A fine romance' still has one week to run, so plenty of time to enter. This page is meant for TIOT, 99 faces  and Art Journal Journey.

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

These 2 pieces are on one of kitchen cupboards, the one where I keep my coffee supplies and cups etc.

This is a page I made a couple of years back with my own coffee poem.

And my drink this week is, of course, coffee - what else?

I love this grungy piece of wall near the castle ruins. The plaster has cracked and fallen off, and the 'insides' are just lovely:

This mossy wall is from a house near the basilica.

And today I found lots of signs of spring coming nearer, although it was a wild, wet and windy day:

Have a great day you all, take care, 

and thanks a lot for coming by!