Saturday this, that and the other

Hi Everybody!

It's weekend already - enjoy!

For Art Journal Journey, in my garden I have another hybrid piece, made up of a painted background and a rather ghastly what-should-have-been-a-flower painting, put together digitally with an added mask and quote: 

This was the mixed media background:

And this the 10 minute painting, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh, perhaps I shouldn't try painting at 3 in the morning when I can't sleep!

This is the tag from Tag Tuesday, where our challenge was 'a row of houses':

And I just have some photos of the early morning to share, the others taken on my walk are still in the camera:

I love to stand on my balcony and capture the morning sun, it is something so special.

Have a great day, take care

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Gardens and more for Friday

Hi Everybody!

Another week has flown by and it's time to start thinking about
Paint Party Friday, hosted, as always by Eva and Kristin.
And each and every day is a good time for Art and Art Journal Journey, so here we go again. Our theme is still 'In my garden', hosted by our wonderful Yvonne.
I made a hybrid page using a painted background, a doodled bird and some digital add ons from Mischief Circus and Dezinaworld. I recently heard Joni Mitchel's lovely song about Woodstock on the radio, and that was the inspiration for this page:

(Text (c) Joni Mitchel and Sony Corp)

I spent a lot of time doodling again this week, and discovered a new bird living here by the Rhine, the seven-crested wellie-wader. I think the recent increase in rainfall encouraged him to come out of hiding. The bird sitting on the branch on the right  is the yellow-crowned warbler, who has fallen in love with the beautiful wader....

We had heavy rain again yesterday, and lots of clouds, but also plenty of sunny intervals which were just right to walk around here:

Happy Horses:

The ancient mulberry tree is still going strong:

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Wednesday Mix

Hi Everybody!

Today we are starting a new challenge at 

Moo Mania and More -

Anything goes

This is a real easy one, and as always, you have 2 weeks time to join in and link your creations to us, and projects of all formats are welcome. I made a hybrid piece, which is also meant for Art Journal Journey, in my garden. I made a mixed media collaged background, and added the face and some other bits from Mischief Circus and  Dezinaworld digitally. The plants in the pots are auriculas, and were plants which were loved and cultivated by many people in East London. They were originally imported by the Huguenot weavers in the 17th century, and many people still have a collection of them, displayed on specially built shelves, sometimes called 'theatres', and often in triangular shape. These were the gardens of those living in houses where there was no space for an outdoor one. There are still shows of these flowers held in the exhibition centre at Earl's Court, in London. 

We had warm and summery weather again, just right for walking. The day started well, with a beautiful sky, and I enjoyed watching the ships, and walking through the lanes of our little town:

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!