Favourite Vase ~ Happy PPF !

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Here's my entry in this week's Paint Party Friday - where the happiest of artists gather, and everyone's welcome.

I'd picked some Native Rosemary from the garden, popped it into my favourite vase and enjoyed it so much I thought I'd have a go at painting it:

Titled: "My Favourite Vase"
Watercolour and inkpen on paper


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Accidental Abstract ~ Happy PPF!

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Joining in with Eva and Kristin's Paint Party Friday ... a very friendly group.

My entry is an abstract that kind of just happened.
I was trying to paint a chrysanthemum as a focal point in a vase of flowers, but it wasn't working.

Having learnt never to throw out anything, I took to digital means and dragged down some colour from the flowers into the vase and then gave it a very gentle oil painting filter.

A bit of fun and that's what its all about!

Title" "Chrysanth"
Acrylic on canvas with oil painting filter added via Photoscape 

here's the painting prior to me playing around with it digitally:

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Monday's Windowsill

Patterns ~ Happy PPF!

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Here's my entry in this week's Paint Party Friday - where the happiest of artists gather, and everyone's welcome.

Making patterns, using the digital programme on my laptop/tablet is something I like to do now and then. 
It's a peaceful, no-pressure way of creating that I've enjoyed for a while... most often late at night.

Today I decided to add some fishies I'd painted,  for various cards, a while back, to one of my patterns (I'd 'cut' the fish using Gimp software). 

Under the Waves
from my Pattern Series

All the pieces are my own work except for the butterfly for which I've lost the source but it was from some kind person on the internet offering images on a transparent background for free. 

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A quick jaunt around the garden...

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When all other inspiration (for a post) has gone, the garden is always a lovely place to provide some.
Here's a quick walk around some of our lovelies:

Now, I'm hoping you'll close your eyes to the weeds etc that will pop up here and there.  If nothing else, the birds love to nibble on them!

So happy to see how my seeds of "Western Australian Daisies" are emerging.
A nice mix by the looks!

I always love it when those delicate little Begonia flowers start to peep out from the jungle.  Bringing up the rear are some Epis that are in bud... I forget what colour they are, so another nice surprise in store.

Our Loquat Tree has been inundated with flocks of Musk Lorikeets... they gorge and gorge.
We don't often see this type of Parrot, so it's been a real treat.

Poppies and Pansies (Johnny-Jump-Ups) are looking a bit worse for wear in the recent heat we've been having, but they're still beautiful.

Looking out from the verandah, this succulent came from my Mum's garden.  I haven't repotted it as she added other little tiny plants which show themselves during the year.
It continues to do well, albeit a bit gnarly in spots ... lol, kind of like us!

Here's the front view

... and the full view

Last, but by no means least, hanging in the verandah is the new addition of this gorgeous Fuchsia... a beautiful gift by some lovely friends.
I've filled the Header with other shots of this lovely.

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