Summerdress

I stole some time to paint today and finished

'Summerdress' ,( i showed you already

a detail in the previous dc post).

I have to steal some more time to paint, it felt so good :)

x

drawing challenge/ crow

It's early morning on a promising summerday,

i'm sitting in the kitchen with my grandson (one year and a half now),

his mum having a good sleep.

He has a good appetite in the morning, i have not, but  eating 

together is so nice.

He puts his little forefinger to his ear when he hears an unusual or unknown sound.

Yes, i say, een vogel (a bird), een kraai (a crow), kraa-kraa-kraa, 

he imitates the sound too and we both laugh.

I do love crows.

Above; old sketchbook page and a detail of an unfinished gouache i'm working on at

the moment, tittled 'summerdress' but (lucky me) there's also a crow involved.

So dear Carole, as crows are dear to me, i could not but participate.

Please have a look at  lovely Carole's interesting blog for more crows.

good weekend to you all

X

from break to very busy

dear friends, i had a great time

there were butterflies everywhere

but now it's August and i will be extremely busy  i'm afraid 

 my time to spend here will be limited

so i'll try to visit you and post from time to time

many of you are on my mind now and then

your words, your work, your inspiring being

invisible lines connecting

and that makes me happy

x

see you soon

XXX

Drawing challenge/ Fingerpainting

taking advantage of the sunny and dry moments this week

i decided to have fresh air, green, fun, colour and a painting in one go

thanks for an amusing theme dear Carole,

please take a look at her blog to see  more of us using our fingers

wishing you all a peacefull weekend

X

Rain, mail and flowers

Showers, cats and dogs, drizzle... but than ...

 fairy mail of  Norma , a ray of sunshine,

sent from across the ocean, delicate and lovely,

thanks Norma, these flowers are for you.

B/W

Drawing challenge / Treehouse

A few weeks ago, to be exactly the 14th of June i had

been mowing the lawn.

It was a warm and sunny, but rather windy day and afterwards

i was sitting under the birches enjoying a cool drink and the

sight, as well as the scent, of freshly mown grass.

When suddenly i heard an unfamiliar sound above 

my head.

Looking up i saw a big sheet of paper falling out of a birch tree,

and ening up there, before my very eyes, was a plan of a house.

I was pretty amazed (and yes they are building a new house in a

neighboring street) and my imagination kicked off  :) 

; a house falling out of the trees, a treehouse...

During the following weeks an image came into my head and just 

when i had started to paint ' the treehouse',

sweet energetic Rachel came up with the theme of this week

TREEHOUSE!

so here is my treehouse 

have a lovely weekend!

X

Collecting colours...

that's what i do now

i'm surrounded by them, from my kitchen window

to the kitchen garden

i store them, file them, memorize them

a stock for grey and dark days still faraway

a supply in my head that i can call back to life with paint

these are the days of colours

the enchanting days

swimming and diving into color

Drawing challenge / non-dominant hand

hi, i'm the dominant hand, i was decorated by

the non-dominant hand, but, oh boy

i'm sure i would have treated her better

but then, well  i'm the one most educated and developed

please, can i have a wash now

look out!  now she is going to try on paper :(

watch our non-dominant hands do their thing,

please take a look at  sweet and inventive Norma's place,

the Fairy yellow bug Queen, for more,

have a sunny weekend

X

Take me to green

(click to enlarge)

Luscious

rhubarb leaf and seeds

sumak, herb brought from Turkey

carnations and candytuft

red basil

yummy juicy

'50 plaster doll with lightbulb beneath her long dress from the thrift shop