New Flower (Sept. 23, 2019) – Red Dahlia
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Sunday Trees – 410
….thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees
A sad little specimen who’s seen better days.
New Flower (Sept. 22, 2019) – Yellow Rose
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I’m a Fan of….#33….the ROM
….thanks to Jez for hosting Fan of Challenge
The ROM is the Royal Ontario Museum located in downtown Toronto. I’ve been a member for several years and whenever I’m in the area I like to drop in and see what’s new. Recently I went to to see the Treasures of a Desert Kingdom.
The jewellery in this collection was quite amazing.
Amassed over the course of nearly four centuries, these treasures reflect the history and artistic legacy of the Rathore dynasty, one of the longest continuous royal lineages in the world, that ruled this desert kingdom until India’s independence in 1947. (Copied from the ROM website)
Unfortunately the show ended September 2. I was hoping to return and spend more time in the gallery.
Adding Collage to Crazy Flowers
….lesson 4 and 5 of Carla Sonheim’s ‘Flower Crazy 2’ class
In the next two lessons we were encouraged to make some abstract flower shapes on Swedish tissue paper using water colour and chalk markers. I didn’t have Swedish tissue so I used a tissue like Japanese paper that I had on hand. Here are the flowers I created, first with the chalk markers and then the watercolour paints.
Then using some of the techniques learned so far I created a new abstract floral painting and layered the collage pieces on top using a mat gel medium. Once the medium was dry I added some shading using pencil and highlighted area with white ink.
New Flower (Sept. 21, 2019) – Giant Pink Hibiscus
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A Photo a Week Challenge – Stacked
…thanks to Nancy Merrill for hosting A Photo a Week Challenge
Which Way Photo Challenge – Week of Sept. 20, 2019
….thanks to Alive and Trekking for hosting the Which Way Photo Challenge
Why Your Carrots Need to be Separated
….when they first come up through the ground
Today I pulled the carrots from our garden. They were certainly an interesting collection of sizes and shapes. I think our raised garden beds need to be higher and separating the seedlings at the beginning of the summer would have been beneficial to producing more normal shaped carrots.
Friendly Friday Photo Challenge – Electric
…thanks to Snow for hosting this week’s Friendly Friday Photo Challenge
Electric Guitar
Electric Lights
Distorted City Lights
Electric Scooter
Electrical Box
Battery Operated Electric Lanterns
Electric Car
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