Studio 365: Day 340

Eyespy iv

Our beautiful five month old granddaughter’s owl hat.
Oh, the joy of being grandpa this weekend.

For this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Eye Spy

Studio 365: Day 339

Day 339 i

Palettescape: acrylic on paper with palette knife.

Away this weekend so a palette piece from a few years back.

Studio 365: Day 335

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Mirroir d’Eau I 1.12.15 Pen and Ink on Yupo paper

The Mirroir d’Eau is located across from Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux, France and at 3450 square metres is said to be the largest reflecting pool in the world. It was designed by the French landscape architects Claire and Michel Corajoud and the magic of its transition from artificial misting to a stunning mirror effect has earned it a listing as a contemporary World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It was certainly one of the highlights of our recent visit to this beautiful historic French city as you will have seen on Day 294 and here in these photos that inspired today’s pen and ink wash.

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Studio 365: Day 334

Day 334 ii

Hoarfrost I 30.11.15 Watercolor on Yupo paper.

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Hoarfrost II 30.11.15 Watercolor and Ink on Yupo paper.

Studio 365: Day 333

Day 333

A trio of threes for today and perhaps the the most literal representation of the word trio, unfortunately a week late for last week’s Photo Challenge. Nevertheless on this three hundred and thirty third day of the year I have been ruminating on threes all day. It’s amazing just how many exist in our memory bank; here are ten of them:

  • Those three blind mice never had a chance.
  • I wonder if the three coins are still in the fountain?
  • Goldilocks and her three bears.
  • Prokofiev and his love for those three oranges.
  • What about the three billy goats…so gruff!
  • Athos, Porthos and Aramis meet monsieur d’Artagnan, he’d like to join your guard.
  • Yes sir, Yes sir, Three bags full…and don’t forget the little boy who lives down the lane.
  • That third little pig knew to build his (or was it her) house with bricks…on your way big, bad wolf.
  • The Three Graces – beauty, charm and joy.
  • The Tricolour, together with Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité.

…and so many more.  Why not add some of your own.

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This background to today’s image is a photograph I took this morning of frost on a glass tabletop on our deck. Winter is close at hand!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Transition

In November 2013 for the Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers I posted the progress from blank canvas to finished painting of the beautiful Cypress Alleyway at Castello di Reschio in Umbria, Italy. Since two years have now gone by this week’s Photo Challenge: Transition seemed to be the perfect excuse to re-purpose Birth of a Painting. I hope you agree.

Studio

Reschio ii

Reschio iii

Cypress Alleway