Wednesday, June 17, 2015

summer break






wishing you a lovely summer
X

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

garden












i planned to clip the buxus hedges this week
but instead i'm laying on the couch with a very nasty cold
these photos were taken last week.
it's too cold but the garden doesn't seem to mind that much.







Saturday, May 23, 2015

dc Frida




i can see you Frida in your garden
the ever changing blue of the walls
the chatting of parrots and monkeys
you, an exotic flower amid it all

i can see you Frida
clever eyes in the mirror

painting

happy and sad
lonely and loved
desperate and hoping
drugged and bereft

painting

your name as strong as your gaze
your posture upright and proud
trying to defeat the pain
passion is calling out

they've told me many stories
trying to 'explain' you that way
still i look for your truth in your paintings
listening for what you have to say 




thanks dear Patrice for this theme.
 Frida will always be an inspiration,
as you will find out at Patrice's beautiful place.


 fine weekend to you all
X








Saturday, May 16, 2015

dc the trickster




quick, slick and clever
king and queen
fool and beggar
air
water
a mountain 
a mouse

going her own way
fearless and undaunted

 you hear her laughter
 you turn your head
she is already gone


thanks to the ever inspiring Veronica we got a wonderful theme.
you can visit her lovely blog to find out about the other creative souls
playing with 'the trickster'


sunny weekend to you
X




Saturday, May 2, 2015

dc stars







my little star is spending his holidays with us.
he loooooooves his toy animals and exploring the garden,
looking for the real thing.
 eating ice is a serious business .

our lovely Veronica asked us to look for stars,
please take a look at her beautiful place for more.

have a great weekend
X



Saturday, April 25, 2015

dc coat (or two)






from the moment i got  Patrice's invitation to a dc 
themed  'coat', images began to built up in my head.
there was that idea of the garden wearing a new coat now for sure.
the only thing i lacked was time to put the image onto paper.
but  with one eye on the clock i started painting.
after uploading the result i wasn't quite pleased about certain parts.
but time was up.

so later on and back home i decided to finish the gouache.
i made myself a cup of coffee and sat down.
the next moment i pushed over my cup and there was a gouache with a big coffee stain.
sigh

ok, no dc for me after all...
while tearing up the 'garden coat' an idea came to the rescue.
this is a challenge after all.
et voila

please have a look at Patrice's beautiful blog,
we are all wearing coats this weekend.


fine weekend to you
X



Thursday, April 16, 2015

glorious day







get out and enjoy i said to myself.
painting can wait.


Friday, April 10, 2015

dc grass






equally green in Belgium but written with one 's' .
often overlooked and taken for granted
but Veronica asked us to take a closer look.
strength is in its nature (bamboo is a grass too)
yeah,grass was on my mind this week 

please do visit dear Veronica's place for more.


peacefull weekend to you all
X


Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Friday, April 3, 2015

garden in april






the garden shows signs of spring, no doubt, 
but lady winter is stretching her farewell.
each day i look up at the magnolia buds 
that have to brave heavy winds and are in need for
some warmer days, just like me.
garden work is so much more enjoyable when the sun is out.



but the days are longing fearlessly and the chocolate eggs pure delight.

happy hollidays to you
enjoy
X