Thursday / Friday Post

Hi Everybody!

Another week is flying by and I never seem to get enough done - same old story every time! 
Today I have some faces to share from 2018, using ideas from a book from Jane Davenport:

And some thinkies / funnies / photos and art from David Zinn:

Photos from National Geographic:

These were taken on Wednesday between 5 and 6 a.m. as I was watching the sunrise:

I will be linking to Nicole's FFO and Gillena's AFFF

Have a great day, take care,

And thanks a lot for coming by!

Midweek post

Hi Everybody!
Hope your week is going well! 

Today I have  pieces to share - one for our poetry challenge at AJJ and one for Michele's cat challenge at Tag Tuesday.  But before I carry on I would like to say how thankful I am to Sandie, who keeps the blog running and has given it a nice, new look. Heartfelt thanks💖💖💖!

This first piece is a semi-abstract piece I made whilst on a coach journey some years ago in southern Germany. I found the sketch recently, and worked on it with gouache to give it somed form and colour. I can see hills, mountains, rivers .... Can you see more? And the poem is from William Blake, another favourite from my school days so long ago.

And this happy and successful cat is for Michele's challenge at Tag Tuesday:

And a few funnies and pics from David Zinn:

The one about waking up when nothing hurts is too true for my liking these days!

Have a great day, take care,

And thanks a lot for coming by!

T sTands for Tuesday on Monday!

 Hi Everybody!

Another week is beginning, let's hope it will be a good one for everbody! On Monday evening Elizabeth's TsfT link party begins, and then we chat about this and that and show what we have been drinking. My drink is always coffee and this week I got 2 new coffee mugs given to me:

And some more from David Zinn:

I made these tags from a collaged piece I made long ago. I turned them into tags. Please feel free to copy and print them out if you like them.

That's all for today, I can't do much just now, my pains are getting worse so I am not very active at the moment.

Have a great week, take care,

And thanks a lot for coming by!

Weekend Post

Hi Everybody!

Here's wishing us all a great weekend! I am looking forward to painting, reading, and perhaps going out for a meal. Today I have another piece for our poetry challenge at AJJ . The face was drawn with coloured pencils and acrylstifte for some outlining. The flowers were added afterwards using a floral napkin. The poem is one which I found really romantic when I was a studentin - times change, but I still like it!

 Percy Shelley, 

‘The Flower That Smiles To-Day

The flower that smiles to-day

Tomorrow dies

All that we wish to stay

Tempts and then flies.
What is this world’s delight?
Lightning that mocks the night,
Brief even as bright.

And I have some more pictures from David Zinn and some funnies and thinkies:

I had to get up at 5 a.m. on Friday as I had an early appointment, and this evening I will be in bed early to make up for it. It had just got light, and it was fascinating to watch the light getting stronger, the haze rising up from the grass and the sunlight slowly  dispelling the last remnants of night:

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Have a great weekend, take care,

And thanks a lot for coming by!