Rain's Thursday Art Date - Still life

 Hi Everybody!

Yesterday I had the OP at the Dentist's. The dental surgeon is a very pleasant and capable young lady. She and her assistant were dressed in protective clothing and looked like they were ready for a moon landing! I got lots of injections beforehand - not one, not two, not three - but a grand total of  13 altogether! That was the worst part! After the OP was finished I had to rest there for a bit before I came home, and then I spent the afternoon in bed listening to an audio book.  In 2 weeks I have to go back for a control visit. I'm happy it's over and done with. Thanks for all who sent good wishes!

We've had a wild storm here - Kirsten - and have been experiencing gales up to 120 kilometres an hour, but it seems to be quieting down now. Some places got lots of rain, too, but we had almost nothing again.

Rain's theme this week is still life. At school I wasn't a great fan of this theme, it was always so dry and uninteresting, but in the meantime I have learned to like it. The photos and artwork I am showing this week were made at various times and in various places.

This is a piece made with coloured pencils when I was a student, I wouldn't be able to do it as good as this any more:

A postcard:

An ink and water colour piece:

I don't remember when I made these:

I love this photo, it reminds me of harvest festival at school:

I made this a few years back using my fave boots, which in the meantime have unfortunately gone to the big home for old and worn-out boots up in the sky. I was inspired by several paintings of Vincent van Gogh, one of which I am showing underneath:

Various tags:

A magazine advert:

Some of my home baked things:

I like visiting coffee shops, too:

And this picture, a sort of tableau,  reminds me of a still life, too:

I always like to take pics of the flowers I get given or buy:

And this is a still life with plastic butts, made for a group exhibition some years back:

Clocks also make good still life objects:

And my fave still life is always my coffee:

Have a great day, take care

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Tuesday/Wednesday post

 Hi Everybody!

Hope your week is going well! Here it is much cooler, which is good, and I am hoping that I can soon really get back to doing more walking when I'm a bit stronger. I'm getting there slowly! Tomorrow I have the second part of the OP at the dentist, where she will cut away the inflamed part of the gums. I'll be happy when it's over!

For Alison's theme at AJJ I have another A3 mixed media journal page:

I love watching the tree behind our back garden and seeing the birds that congregate there. During the day it's mostly pigeons or crows - they don't like each other! In the evening the pigeons spend time there again, and then the magpies:

I love watching the clouds:

I visit the horses on the meadow every day when I walk to the Rhine:

The little park here is full of wild flowers:

Watching the Rhine is another of my hobbies:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

T sTands for Tag Tuesday and More

 Hi Everybody!

Hope your weekend was good. I am happy to say that things have cooled down here, and for me, it's a great improvement. 

Today - this evening - we are starting a new challenge at Tag Tuesday, and this time our lovely Wendy is hosting and has chosen the theme 'ladybirds', or ladybugs as they are called on the other side of the big pond. As always, tags of all formats are welcome, and you have 2 weeks to link to us. The challenge goes live at 9 p.m. 

I made a hybrid tag, using a hand-painted background and images from Serif:

And  we are also  celebrating Elizabeth's TSFT link party, where we share drink related objects / themes. So here a warm welcome to all of the lovely ladies of the T Gang. I have a double page from one of my mixed media journals, which I am linking to AJJ:

Last week after my first walk to the Rhine I stopped at this café for a cappuccino. It's a nice place to sit, and shady,and good for people watching:

But the coffee was not worth the price. Thin and tasteless - I will not stop there again:

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The neighbours downstairs are cat lovers:

A neighbour bought me a bag of zoo animals. I will keep them for when I have kids visiting:

Beautiful sunrise scenes:

Crows looking for food on the fields:

The sparrowhawk was not shy. It watched me, but let me take photos:

Driving onto the ferry:

A glimpse through the trees:

As I took this photo a wasp stung my finger:

On Sunday afternoon the parakeets/ green parrots were flying around. There is a large colony of free-living parakeets in Düsseldorf. They live mostly in Nord Park and Hofgarten, and in winter they sleep in the trees along Königsallee, the most exclusive street in the town, and always very well lit with hundreds of lights, which keep the birds warm in winter. You can read more about them here:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!