summer break

wishing you a lovely summer

X

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.

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

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

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

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

the whistling sisters

glorious day

get out and enjoy i said to myself.

painting can wait.

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

ginger

or high hopes

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