Looking at the moon

Hi Everybody!

I'm not quite sure what day we have today, because

yesterday (or was it today?) I thought it was Wednesday,

and then Susi wished me a happy Friday....

So if yesterday was Friday, today must be Saturday, 

or perhaps we have just slipped down a big rabbit hole with Alice and

are at some other place and time.

Just in case, I wish you all a happy Christmas

and a good New Year....

If you think I have gone completely nuts, you're wrong. 

I've been this way for a long time, but

mostly I keep it under wraps.

Anyway, whatever day it is, I have a hybrid piece for

Art Journal Journey, light and darkness, and I will also link it

to Paint Party Friday if and whenever we get a Friday this week.

I combined a background from Serif, with one of my own moon photos, and a face drawn some time back. I know some people think there's a man in the moon,

but the Egyptians had a moon goddess, who also took the form 

of a cat - Bastet.  Her job was to watch the moon at night to make

sure the rats and mice didn't steal it. She was also a goddess for women and dance, a lovely combination. The stars are from Mischief circus, Bastet and the pyramid are from my stash.

The day started off again with a beautiful dawn sky:

Yesterday I walked through Königs Allee to get to the K21 museum, which shows art from the 21st century.

The canal through the middle is frozen over:

This is one of the big shopping arcades, but not one of the

places I like to go into:

Some people were busy cleaning the windows:

This chap made a great sand sculpture:

The light arcs across the bridge are new Christmas decorations -

but this part of the canal is surprisingly not frozen:

The architecture in the K21 museum always takes my breath away:

There will soon be a new exhibition in the steel net under the roof - 

courageous people can even walk around there:

I will show more photos of the other art I saw next time.

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Light and darkness again

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week is going well. It's still cold and

frosty here, but we had sunshine as well,

so that was great.

For Art Journal Journey I have a hybrid page made with images

from Mischief Circus, as well as some freebies

from the net. I think these 2 must be sisters:

Yesterday evening the sky was painted with soft, pastel colours:

And this morning the colours were really bright:

Today I visited another part of the K21 Museum, and will

show the photos when I have sorted them. Today I have a few more

beautiful pieces, both ancient and modern, from the

glass museum:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Another busy Tuesday

Hi Everybody!

This is another busy Tuesday. We are starting a new challenge at

Try it on Tuesday -

Celebrations

As always, you have 2 weeks to join us and projects of all

formats are welcome.

I made a mixed media/hybrid piece, which is

also meant for Art Journal Journey, 

light and darkness. The winter birds usually sit on my

window ledge and keep me company. I combined their photo with

a painted background and added some digital pieces

from Serif:

It is also time for Elizabeth's T stands for Tuesday,

so welcome to all of the nice ladies of the T gang.

Last week I visited the Hetjens museum for ceramic and porcelain,

and they had some wonderful table displays there. These are exhibits from Russia:

This is a travelling tea set from the 18th century, in a special, padded suitcase - perhaps for stylish journeys, or picnics? 

This table display was in the glass museum:

I don't think the cake is real:

 But my cappuccino is very real:

This vase was one of my faves at the glass museum:

 And the wonderful Roman glass and table ware would

not look amiss on a table today:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Frost and more

Hi Everybody!

For Art Journal Journey, light and darkness, I have 

another hybrid piece. I used some elements from

Mischief Circus

Here it is still cold, crisp and frosty. The skies are clear

so we had a lovely sunrise:

The trees were all covered with frost and sparkled in the sun:

 The fine icicles look like they are made of glass:

The raven was waiting at the top of his frosty tree

for breakfast:

I snapped these icy plants next to the tram stop this morning:

And the bronze rhino by the Kunstpalast Museum 

was covered in ice and frost:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!