Friday, October 25, 2013

January Photo A Day Challenge - Day 17 through 31

Woa...I'm blushing...but there will be no excuses about only blogging on the rest of January's 'Photo A Day Challenge' entries now...months and months later. I do what I can when I can...:)
 
So...here they are, hope you enjoy:
 

DAY 17: READY



I'm READY to start painting again. Hope to keep my cat from drinking the pink water...

 It was a wonderful surprise for me when this photograph was chosen by Fat Mum Slim as part of the 'Fab Four' for that day.

 

DAY 18: SHADOW

 
Artist's dummy posing for me today.
"...the SHADOWS are just as important as the light..." - Jane Eyre.
Very important for an artist to remember.
 
 

DAY 19: DELICIOUS

 

A treat for the family on this rainy Saturday...DELICIOUS little tartlets from the Home Industry Shop...those ladies can bake! Yummy:)
 
 

DAY 20: SOMETHING I SAW

 
...a "Cupcake Rainbow" at the supermarket.
 
 

DAY 21: WHAT I DO

 
I am an artist...lately trying my hand at a little mixed media:)
 
 

DAY 22: CORNER

 
How do you CORNER the market on cute? You cover every CORNER of it with a part of yourself... I don't know anything about American baseball, but this sure looks like "the bases are loaded" (as they say in the movies) I love this cat of mine...he's so fuzzyeee!!! He really has outgrown his basket, to think he used to be the size of his head in this picture.
 
 

DAY 23: ELECTRIC

 
ELECTRIC power, what would we do without it...
 
 

DAY 24: STRIPES

 
I'm "STRIPES-crazy"...got the t-shirts, tops, socks, zebra keychain, et cetera, et cetera...and my favourite watercolor pencils. Just LOVE it:)
 
 

DAY 25: LANDSCAPE

 
The picture says it all...
 
 

DAY 26: TOGETHER

 
TOGETHER...pencil & eraser.
 
 

DAY 27: SUN

 
Add caption
 
 

DAY 28: THROUGH

 
Sunshine THROUGH a flower petal.
 
 

DAY 28: GROW

 
These reeds in our neighbour's backyard GROW super-fast and very tall. They cut them down a couple of times a year but it is as if it never happened because in a few weeks’ time there's a reed forest towering above our six foot wall again.
 
 

DAY 30: DOWN

 
Little kitty's head is going DOWN...her eyes are closing, she's a sleepy girl:)
 
 

DAY 31: YOURSELF

 
"YOURSELF" is taking a picture of herself in the bathroom mirror. Phew...made it to day 31. There were lots of great photography done by everyone in this challenge. Well done all!!

Love & Blessings!
 

 



Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Photo A Day Challenge - Day 15 & 16

Day 15: An Ordinary Moment


A familiar sight around our house,
my little Daisy cat on the bed against the pillows (atishoo!!)
...she fell asleep during the (N)ieews:)




I received some lovely comments
on Fat Mum Slim's Facebook page about this one...
"So dreamy" & "Gorgeous cat".



Day 16: Two Things



My vintage copy of "Pride & Prejudice"
& my little mp3 player...something old & something new. 




 This copy of Pride & Prejudice is very special to me.
There is an inscription in the front:
my grandfather's signature; the date: 1943; & the place: Johannesburg. 
It also contains some lovely illustrations inside by C.E. Brock.




 
 Charles Edmund Brock (5 February 1870 – 28 February 1938)
was a widely published English line artist and book illustrator,
who signed his work C. E. Brock.
 He was a very successful illustrator of the books of authors such as
Jonathan Swift, William Thackeray, Jane Austen, and George Eliot.


Well that's that for today...I'm still working on getting my office/studio
ready for the new year. Sorting papers and throwing stuff out...
...purging so to speak.
I didn't have a worktable in here, just a desk
(which is always cluttered)
but now I have a desk and a worktable!! 
The only problem is...3m x 3m rooms can only contain
that many pieces of furniture and art & craft supplies.
So there is major reshuffling of "stuff" going on.



Love & Blessings













 

Monday, January 14, 2013

Photo A Day Challenge - Day 14: Something Yellow

YELLOW vintage 1970's porcelain & crochet doily with beads...
I have never been much of a fan of the colour yellow,
(maybe because of the 'plastic' misuse of it during the 1980's).
That's until recently,
NOW I can't get enough of it.

You see...it's possible to change your mind:)


 
These lovelies have been in my family forever...
it just makes me want to smile:)


 Now let me share what Google found for me,
here's hoping it makes your Monday more bearable.



















The 'Pièce de résistance'...
a painting I did late last November called:

"Covered by Grace"

 


  

Love & Blessings













Sunday, January 13, 2013

Photo A Day Challenge - Day 12 & 13

Day 12: Surprise

 

I was SURPRISED...
at how I struggled to find something surprising for yesterday's challenge,
but happily Jane Austen's "Emma" came to my rescue...



Day 13: Circle

 

CIRCLE of lights...string lights aren't just for Christmas:) 

 


Thinking about, planning for and doing this challenge is...

TAKING OVER MY LIFE!!

But I absolutely LOVE it.

It's helping me to be creative everyday and to think...

"OUT OF THE BOX".

Plus I've discovered Picasa (find it here),
Google's freeware image organizer and image viewer
 for organizing and editing digital photos.
I've been having so much fun playing with it,
editing my photographs and changing them from drab to fab... 
What my little Sony Cybershot can't do,
(but what I had in my mind while taking the pictures),
Picasa accomplishes for me.

Tomorrow's prompt is "YELLOW".

I can't wait!


Love & Blessings













Friday, January 11, 2013

Photo A Day Challenge - Day 11: Water

Ethereal WATER droplets on pink flower petals.
 
Amazing what you can do on a cloudy day
 
armed with a hose and your camera:)
 
 
 
 
 Have a special Friday!
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Photo A Day Challenge - Day 10: One O'clock

The stars were out at one o'clock this morning...

...time for sleeping soundly...



 I'm sooooo glad I chose one in the MORNING.
We're in the middle of a heatwave
and I didn't have to go traipsing about during the day
looking for photo opportunities for this challenge.
It's actually two photographs I layered on-top of each other,
one of me (pretending) to sleep soundly
and the other of the night sky view from my bedroom window.

Something to think about:




Hope your day was joyful!











 

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Photo A Day Challenge - Day 9: Paper

PAPER BOATS...

...always wanted to float a boat...

...these were fun to make...

... and then even funner to race on our bird bath.

Made me feel like a kid!




 They're drying out so I can play again later...:)


 Love & Blessings










Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Photo A Day Challenge - Day 8: Something beginning with 'T'

Something beginning with 'T'...
"TEA TIME"
...I took my cup of Rooibos tea for a little outing in the garden this morning...
...it was quite...
 ..."TRANQUIL".




 Goodnight everyone...


Love & Blessings