I want one!!!

A big, beautiful painting.....just like this one.  Same colours and everything!  It would look perfect on my new wall colour...

Duane Cregger.  That's the artist.  Saw this on a blog that I go to regularly.  I can't afford his paintings... but, if I ever see a worthwhile print... I'll buy it.  Maybe I should write him and ask about prints of his works.  I've only seen 3 of his paintings offered as prints on an art-for-sale site, ... and, well...they aren't for me at all...but these .... these are for me!!  He's changed his palette over the years ...

Maybe I should get some oil paints and just buy a big stretched canvas and see if I can smear on some pretty colours myself .... how hard can it be?  He claims he doesn't even know what he is doing or that he is doing it when he paints...uhm, yeh...right...

Failing that ..... how about you artists out there doing one or two ..in these colours....and maybe I can buy one from you instead?

Something about 40 x 60 inches or so .........or .... two paintings about half that size ......   for a big empty wall I have ... my furniture is pale grey blue and two different shades of teal ..... the wall is Russian Olive ... a soft grey green... can you imagine one of those on it? .... oh, yeh..... I can..... I love these colours!

Photo of the Week

"Favourite things" is the theme this week.     " favourite - something regarded with special favor or liking" .   That meaning (of several I found) seems to be a good one in my case.  Lots of little or pretty simple things in my life interest me ... make me smile ...give me a giggle, and it seems I tend to list them as favourite things. Where to begin?  I have lots ....      food (baking and cooking) ...  flowers.... bears.... dolls... golf ... ACEOs (art cards, editions and originals) .....

Sometimes it's not even necessary to say too much..... some photos speak for themselves...... however, let me just say something about these beautiful tiny pastels done by a Russian artist and friend that I met online several years ago.  She sent the pics to see which one I wanted...how could I not want both? ... The cat is her own.... she drew many pics of Czenia... and I now have both of these.  I'm sure you'll agree that they are pretty darn amazing.  Click to biggify and see the detail ....

Peonies from my garden...

Buttercup...needle felted from KoolAid dyed wool.  Beads for "dreds" ...

..of course, Scratty Eddy and his cute and interesting little face ...  and his tea drinking buddy Scruffy....

..speaking of tea.... how 'bout tea and scones?  The name of my other blog...and another favourite thing...baking....

...simple, yet very effective... for Christmas...my fav season just for the glitz; the glamour; the beautiful decorations .... the fun creating ...... the perfect way to break up the toooo many months of cold weather....

Let's not forget breads. Brother ....I could go on all day couldn't I?
I've just learned to bake breads the past few years...and oh, YUM....how I love home baked breads!  My very most "favourite-est" of favourites .... ..... lol....... and, now...I'm off to do some jumping jacks....hahahahha ........ NOT.......!!

Panettone anybody?

There you are.  I better stop.  Never just one for photo of the week with me...always several.  I should do something more organized with my photos some day...... I have hundreds...nope....I have thousands..... and I just can't hit the delete button..............