Inspiration – West Coast – (new paintings added)

west coast #2

Our trip ( husband and I) brought me back to the ocean, nature and the paintbrush.

Ucluelet and our BostromsBandB.com made it happen.

From here I plan to SPRAY out into all directions, please, make it a habit to come back and see the progress.

Do not forget and give me your opinion, it . . . → Read More: Inspiration – West Coast – (new paintings added)

Earth Day – any day +water

#057 holding the power

just  2 paintings with mother earth in mind

ocean and wind power   size: 24×30″      acrylic on canvas

sea detail:

 

Flower in power  size: 12×22″   acrylic on canvas

 this abstract painting is for earth day and the importance of water

 title: #057 – holding the power

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Going –going – green

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What do we really understand or mean when we say “GOING GREEN”?

Less garbage, less plastic, less house, less junk food?

It means a lot of different things to different people!

Smaller house? No plastic at all? not following every trend which comes a long? Less electricity- no hairdryer, no toaster oven?

Many things . . . → Read More: Going –going – green

2012 – Gone, but not forgotten

Fritillaria_meleagris

Seems to me that was a very short year, did I oversleep a few weeks or something???? We did a little travelling,  , a bit visiting  -   a bit doing nothing and long hours in the garden  - as in ——– planting,weeding,weeding,resting,sleeping,watching things grow,watching birds making out

Had some sick days, had . . . → Read More: 2012 – Gone, but not forgotten

colours can hide forwarning

blue pretty blue danger

words without words

Blue, pretty blue danger

size: 9×12″ with 2″ mat/acid free paper

 

size : 17×21″ canvas/acrylic

How sweet it is:        pretty pink with flaws

art is like always  -   for sale  inquire at     . . . → Read More: colours can hide forwarning

Shop from home, save carbon points.

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Shop from home, save carbon points.

It is raining where I live, so who wants to go shopping in this kind of weather.

Just a few ideas to lift the bad weather spirit – or –

Small is beautiful – small is good  Shipping is free

My pick in 4×4”on acid free water colour . . . → Read More: Shop from home, save carbon points.

Taming of the …….Elements

taming the wild

When an extra high tide and a big spring storm hit the coast line at the same time -what a spectacle it is.

Every 1500 m or so the groynes( brake-waters) will try to tame the angry temperament of the sea and   the waves attack the wooden breaker

I  feel more than see . . . → Read More: Taming of the …….Elements

Bird-brain -challenge – from ” Daily Painter”

feeding frenzy

Here’s a change from still life to not so still. Well, I suppose he’s still in this picture, but he wasn’t when I pointed my camera at him, I can tell you that! I had to practically chase him around the pier. Your challenge this week is to paint either this gull or any . . . → Read More: Bird-brain -challenge – from ” Daily Painter”

Tsunami

how healthy is our world

From fun filled and sunny images to a more distressing subject.

(that is the nature of things)

Images of the Tsunami aftermath, one year later – a worry for all of us, the ocean will never be the same to me (had a similar feeling when man was landing on the moon, how can you ever . . . → Read More: Tsunami

Taken from Nature

storchenschnabel( purple geraniums)

Painting from nature does not mean to copy but to realise color impressions –

take natures elements and invent new ones 

 

 

Purple in the breeze  acrylic/arches paper   5×7″

Storchenschnabel – purple geranium   acrylic/canvas 22×22″

      

in the garden purple galore

 

 

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