You may think I'm talking about a painting title but I'm not...I was a very brave girl yesterday and had a tooth removed! EEK! All is healing well and the dentist and his assistant could not have been nicer to me...so I prepared some photo's in advance this week and have the day off today to rest...well, I may be starting another painting but that's a very good healing pastime for me...
'Taking Flight'
'Learning to enjoy life'
12" x 16" mixed media on canvas
Above is the painting I finished earlier this week, she came out rather posh! I scanned her in but it doesn't show the sparkly hair clip or the golds and dusky blues off as well as I'd hoped...it's such a grey day here ( I think I say this most week's!) so the photo's I took were too dull to use...I think my watching a favourite show of ours 'Downton Abbey' may have had an influence on this picture! I love those old fashioned colour combinations in the rooms, just stunning...
'Heavenly Scented Rose'
Get in close and have a deep sniff of this rose! Another picture from our beloved Godinton House rose garden, where the roses are very old and repeat flower for months and smell heavenly! We hope to go back there this weekend weather permitting...sadly all the lovely gardens we visit tend to close at the end of October so we'll try to fit in a last couple of outings by then...
"Wow, that's the best stick EVER!"
Izzy decided to help take off a few dead apple branches at my mum's a few weeks ago...Patrick's on the other end! My mum has a very neat garden and you can see all her lovely tomatoes growing in the greenhouse...we have a much more 'rural' garden...we're going for the natural look this year!
Wishing you a lovely weekend and positive week ahead...
maybe your next painting will be that of a girl with a toothless grin!
ReplyDeleteHaha! Maybe ;)
DeleteYou are so multi-talented and do amazing work! Your painting is gorgeous. I had a chuckle at your dog and the big stick!
ReplyDeleteThank you Barb :)
DeleteThe butterfly image...Lordy!! Beautiful! I am sorry you had to have a tooth pulled!! I have the BIGGEST fear of dentists...bless you.
ReplyDeleteLaurie
Thank you pip, I am a brave girl ;)
DeleteLove the butterfly pic!
ReplyDeleteYou are so talanted! Love your Heavenly Scented Rose!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear you are doing well after that.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful that butterfly is in black and white!
ReplyDeleteIzzy looks like she's having fun!
Thanks Pat, the colours really clashed, so I opted for monochrome :)
DeleteThanks for visiting my dog blog! Your dog is surely enjoying that stick!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend!
Ruth, your painting is just beautiful, and the rose is so dreamy.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are feeling all healed very soon.
Have a wonderful weekend!
That butterfly is gorgeous and so wonderful in black and white, love the scented rose too! As for your tooth, oh I feel for you. I had to have one removed too (that had had two root canals previously) and it took two dentists, 3 hygeniest, five shots and 3 hours to finally get it out!!!!! He said in all his 30 years of practice I was in his top 5 most difficult to remove, boo! Hope it's feeling better really soon!
ReplyDeleteGood grief Kim, you poor thing! I was very lucky then, one root canal previously but all came out within 10 mins...very lucky!
Deletenice piece of art. With a touch of the 1920 over it.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely...both your art work and your photos! You were VERY brave to get a tooth pulled...I have such anxiety about going to the dentist, so I completely relate! I agree with you that the "vintage" colors are the most beautiful...your painting is so lovely. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherri, I do appreciate your kind support :)
DeleteI LOVE Downton Abbey! I cannot wait for it to return to PBS. Your painting is so creative and whimsical. The dog with the big stick is a fun photo and the rose's soft petals are gorgeous. For a gray day you sure have a lot of bright, happy photos. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks,I save some summer pictures back for the winter too, it helps to get through those dreary dark days...
DeleteGorgeous photo and painting! A perfect way to feel better!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteMe encantan las fotos y la pintura!!Eres muy buena en fotografía y también pintando. Un abrazo.
ReplyDeleteYour rose is amazing Ruth, the light is brilliant. Hope you heal quickly and without problems.
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen :)
DeleteThis is such a beautiful post Ruth. I am feeling for you re the tooth! I had an extraction last week eeek! is right.
ReplyDeletePoor thing! I hope you are healing well too :)
DeleteLoved your post, and Izzy looks as if he is having so much fun in your Mum's garden. Did he make her nervous?? LOL. That rose is just stunning and yes, I could almost smell it. How wonderful that these flower all through the season. I am also loving seeing your art work, and was glad that you mentioned the glittery barrette, so I could add that in my mind picture of what you have done! Hope your tooth is healing well!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's really sparkly! Thanks for your good wishes Jeanne, they are much appreciated ;)
DeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend yourself! Get some rest, too!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are amazing! I especially love the one of the rose!
Thanks Ewa,I'm now resting...perhaps a little too busy today but I had to get some painting in ;)
DeleteI enjoyed all your images and painting but I just adore the black and white butterfly. It's simply amazing. Glad your extraction went well.
ReplyDeleteHappy to hear the tooth extraction went well. I'm due for a filling in about 3 weeks and not at all looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work as always. The Butterfly shot is amazing, Your mixed media piece is very sweet and the The Rose is divine.
Izzy is adorable. I didn't realize how long her body is. Reminds me a bit of a fuzzy Greyhound.
:) she is isn't she? Thank you Ida and good luck for your filling :)
DeleteLove that first image, Ruth!!! Heal well.
ReplyDeletealways so fun to visit and see your paintings as well as your photography.
ReplyDeletethat rose photo has such pretty light/illumination~!
always good to see Izzy too.
:-)
libbyQ
Thank you Libby :)
DeleteLovely pics!
ReplyDeletePurple Bougainvillae
so amazing, all the grand variety and unparalleled BEautimousness in your work, Tuth [okay, I promise I kept going for R and got T 3 times so I left it there]
ReplyDeleteI had a tough one pulled some many moons ago and I remember having to go back to school to finish out the teaching day and ouch ouch ouch was I a cranky girl!!!
hoping all is well and you are back to your normal!!!
Thank you Currie, I'm getting there :)
DeleteLove that butterfly... hope your heal fast! Thank you for sharing on Weekly Top Shot #53!
ReplyDeleteI love the header image of your blog, it is very exotic, the drooping flowers. The butterfly in this post is lovely.
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