My apologies, I have been SO caught up with our impending house move that I genuinely didn't realise I had allowed almost a month to go by without posting. Where does the time go? I am still working in my art journal but a lot of other stuff is calling on my attention, so I'm not producing pages or finding time to reflect as much as I would like. Further apologies in advance but we hope to move in about 2 weeks time, so if I'm not here that will be why!! This page arose out of the place we find ourselves - which is preparing to move on AGAIN. Just when we though we were settled here. It has made me look back over the journey of our life this far and how very unplanned it has mostly been, and yet how right each place has seemed at the time. I hope and trust that this move will be the same. So I began with a painted background as usual, and then was thinking about pathways and branching off paths in unexpected directions which (I think) is how I ended up with what looks a bit like a road with roundabouts? OK just me then. The page got stuck here for a good 10 days, and then one day I just wrote what was in my heart. I think I was feeling scared and unsure if we were really doing the right thing, but really I AM sure, I just needed to remind myself of that! Everyone has their wobbly days, and there have been quite a few around here. Shortness of time meant that finishing the page with doodles and drawings didn't quite happen, but it feels complete anyway. I will try to post again before we move but realistically I probably won't get around to it, so see you on the other side!! If our last move is anything to go by, other rooms will take priority in the unpacking process - you know, food, sleep, that kind of thing - so it may be a while before all my craft stuff gets unpacked and organised. Your prayers would be appreciated - moving house is always stressful, and that makes pain and fatigue worse, so I am trusting in God that I'll get through this. Freckleton here we come!! Rosie
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Art journals and the Meaning of Life ...
24" by 36" acrylic and mixed media I ended up changing the background, adding black to mirror the Matisse background. I also added quite a bit more collage elements.
In these beautiful images, photographer Christopher Marley finds the each of his snakes, birds, or spiders its perfect counterpoint.
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Sorry for my long absence but this is literally the only page I've managed in the six weeks since our house move. In that time I've been thinking that I might choose to put my pages up on Pinterest rather than maintain this blog, which seems to me to have reached the end of the road. I'll leave it here and see how it goes. If lots of people protest and say "no! keep the blog going" then I might ... but lets wait and see. The move went great, we're thrilled with our new home. Its lovely to be in a village community again and our neighbours are wonderful. Couldn't ask for more. Rosie
This is an excellent GCSE project by student Lima. This was the externally set assignment and looking back, I can’t believe the student created so much work in so few weeks. GCSE’s are a qualification taken in the UK where the students should work independently when approximately aged 15-16. She chose the starting point of […]
Everyone is guilty of copying, right? Well, there is a big difference between copying to learn and copying someone's work to make a profit.
PRINT – Watercolor painting 7.5 x 11” The artwork print reproduction of my Original Watercolor painting. Printed area: 7.5 x 11" Paper size: 8.5 x 12" Archival print printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art paper. The print looks very much like an original watercolor painting. Signed behind print - by me, the artist Your print will be pack with care in a plastic cover and hard paper for protection during shipping. Please be aware that the color you see on your screen may vary depending on the settings and capabilities of your monitor. Please note: Artist retains all rights to reproduce. Copyright doesn't appear on the painting, Images are the property of Wayside Boutique. Please do not copy or distribute in any form Thank you for looking! Yui Facebook: WaysideBoutique Art Gallery by Yui
