A definite need for some clean-up time when I get back to the studio tomorrow.
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Studio 365: Day 278
Collage fragments I – IV
After yesterday’s monoprint fragments I thought I would revisit the collage from Day 268 and find a few more fragments for today.Weekly Photo Challenge: Boundaries
Yesterday, on another inspiring early morning walk along the Admiralty Trail on the boundary of the Pacific Spirit Regional Park, the sunlight filtering through the high overhanging branches created a canopy of colour that at times simply took our breath away.
We stepped aside for the joggers and then met the two little Papillon sisters Cricket and Bella, aged six and seven, who kindly pawsed and posed for me.
Autumn in all its glory, once again, I hope you agree.
Studio 365: Day 276
Constellation II 3.10.15
Constellation I 2.10.15
Today in the studio became a homage to Jackson Pollock, an artist who broke all boundaries.
Studio 365: Day 273
Studio 365: Day 272
Grounds for Dismissal
Today’s image is created entirely with freshly brewed espresso and discarded espresso coffee grounds on watercolor paper, and is the first painting of a new art movement to be called Espressoism, a movement of which I am at present the first and I believe only member! You are very welcome to join of course with your own coffee masterpieces, which I very much look forward to seeing.
Wishing you all a very happy #NationalCoffeeDay wherever you may be enjoying your morning, afternoon or evening cup of joe.
P.S. A great way to celebrate my 700th post – hard to believe!
From Bean to Brew in Peru
Did you know that today is National Coffee Day? I certainly didn’t, particularly as everyday is National Coffee Day in our house. But it really is as I discovered on my Twitter feed this morning when I saw the hatch tag #nationalcoffeeday.
And so to celebrate this important day in the life of my fellow coffee drinkers everywhere I thought I would look back to our coffee plantation visit on Day 5 of our trek to Machu Picchu with Mountain Lodges of Peru in 2013, a day on which we all enjoyed a memorable cup of strong aromatic coffee having witnessed its journey from bean to cup…
…and a great way to respond to Kristin who asked us to show “a change in progress” for this week’s Photo Challenge: Change
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