PANSY FACE

PANSY FACE, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

PANSY FACE

Ever notice how every Pansy seems to have it's own expression?....:)

HENS AND CHICKENS....SEMPERVIVUM

HENS AND CHICKENS....SEMPERVIVUM, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

HENS AND CHICKENS....SEMPERVIVUM

Looking at flowers at the nursery today....I cannot tell you how long I walked around and kept going back to look at this one...It is in a strawberry jar and I may just have to go back and get it tomorrow!!! As much as I love succulents though, they do not do well here...:)
I'll probably dream about it tonight...:)

TREES...JOURNAL...SEMI-ABSTRACT

TREES...JOURNAL...SEMI-ABSTRACT, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

TREES...JOURNAL...SEMI-ABSTRACT

It wouldn't be my Journal, without trees....:)

Ink & Watercolor

POPPIES MAKE ME HAPPY....Journal

POPPIES MAKE ME HAPPY....Journal, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

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POPPIES MAKE ME HAPPY....Journal

OK...here is page 2 in my new journal...:)
I have loved Poppies since I was a tiny little girl. I remember laying on the lawn at the edge of the flower bed waiting for their fuzzy little buds to bloom. When they did bloom they were crinkly like Butterfly wings just out of the cocoon...and then the seed pods were a great thrill also...:)
Love, love love 'em!!!....:) A field of Poppies brings me the greatest feeling of awe...like a great symphony does..:)
In the spring in California we had the Yellow/Orange California Poppies that covered whole hillsides,..often mixed with blue Lupin which made for a spectacular sight...:)

JOURNALING...FIRST PAGE

JOURNALING...FIRST PAGE, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

JOURNALING...FIRST PAGE

I recently decided to get back into Illustrated Journaling...and ran into the same problem I run into with every journal I have ever started!!!...:)

LIA'S PUPPY PAINTING

LIA'S PUPPY PAINTING, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

LIA'S PUPPY PAINTING

This is my 5 year old granddaughter's painting of her stuffed Puppy...her painting on the left was done at school with no help from the teacher. The teacher said she just put the stuffed dog in front of her and proceeded to draw it.

I am rather amazed since I couldn't have done it that well, even as a much older child!

I am really thrilled at her ability....and so happy that she has discovered ART!!

Of course I am claiming Gram's bragging rights.

I used to test children and generally at the age of five they are expected to come up with more like a stick figure, and lucky to place the facial features correctly...let alone get the ears in correct placement etc....you teachers will know what I mean...:)

DOGWOOD BLOOMS

DOGWOOD BLOOMS, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

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DOGWOOD BLOOMS

The DOGWOOD tree is beautiful this year too...last year the blooms were half this size...:)
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CRAB APPLE AGAIN

CRAB APPLE AGAIN, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

CRAB APPLE AGAIN
I just can't get over how gorgeous the crab apple is this year. I'll get a pic of the tree in full bloom soon.

GARDEN CONTRASTS

GARDEN CONTRASTS, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

CRAB APPLE TREE.. APRIL 2012

CRAB APPLE TREE.. APRIL 2012, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

CRAB APPLE TREE.. APRIL 2012

It is a good thing I took this photo yesterday, of the Crab Apple tree in the garden , because today we are having thunder, lightening and rain....:)

LILAC CLOSE UP APRIL 2012

LILAC CLOSE UP APRIL 2012, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

LILAC CLOSE UP APRIL 2012

The fragrance is divine...:)

LITTLE LILAC IN MY FIELD APRIL 2012

LITTLE LILAC IN MY FIELD APRIL 2012, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

LITTLE LILAC IN MY FIELD APRIL 2012

I like the form of this little one...and the gnarly branches...:)

SPRING RAIN....APRIL SHOWERS

SPRING RAIN....APRIL SHOWERS, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

SPRING RAIN....APRIL SHOWERS

INKS & WATERCOLORS
PAINTING
We have a sunny day today,....but I know we will have April Showers soon...we actually had some swirling snowflakes happening yesterday...but they did not stick...:)

PEN & INK POPPIES

PEN & INK POPPIES, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

Sometimes I have to go back to my ''first love'' which is Pen & Ink

PEN & INK POPPIES..INVERTED

PEN & INK POPPIES..INVERTED, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

PEN & INK POPPIES..INVERTED

Sometimes I have to go back to my ''first love'' which is Pen & Ink.....this is the same Creation as the one next to it. only I ''inverted'' it using Picasa.

LIA EASTER ...2012 5YRS

LIA EASTER ...2012 5YRS, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

LIA EASTER ...2012 5YRS

This is my granddaughter Lia taken yesterday...5 years of age, and 2 years older than Bayani's Portrait...:)

LIA portrait by BAYANI

LIA portrait by BAYANI, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

LIA portrait by BAYANI

This is Lia my granddaughter...a Portrait done by my friend BAYANI... who also created my Icon here on Flickr.
HE IS SUCH A GIFTED AND TALENTED ARTIST!!! (He does commissioned work also)

Here is a link to him...http://lpanfil.hubpages.com/hub/bayaniartdigitalmaster
And another...http://www.flickr.com/photos/bayaniartist/

CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME..SEMI-ABSTRACT

CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME..SEMI-ABSTRACT, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

CHERRY BLOSSOM TIME..SEMI-ABSTRACT

INK & WATERCOLOR

Trying to capture the FEELING of standing beneath a cherry tree in full blossom...one of my lifetime thrills...of which I have many...simple ones but pure pleasure.

THINGS ARE LOOKIN' UP!

THINGS ARE LOOKIN' UP!, a photo by Louise001 on Flickr.

THINGS ARE LOOKIN' UP!

INKS & WATERCOLOR PAINTING

Looking up through the chartreuse Maple Tree blossoms...:)
Have a wonderful day!...:)