I’m a Fan of Handmade Christmas Ornaments

thanks to Jez for hosting I’m a fan of…..https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2022/12/05/blackness-castle-fan-of-185/

I’ve always loved Christmas ornaments that are homemade. Here are a few of my favourites over the years and some new ones as well.

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Brashley Photography – Midweek Monochrome Challenge – #115

this is a relatively new challenge for me https://brashley.photography/2022/11/23/mid-week-monochrome-115-arches-at-fountains-abbey/

Shots taken from the Magnetic Hill Winery in New Brunswick, Canada.

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Sunday Stills – Shades of Leather and Brown

….thanks to Terri Webster for hosting Sunday Stills https://secondwindleisure.com/2022/11/20/sunday-stills-monthly-color-challenge-leather-and-shades-of-brown/

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Weekly Prompts Weekend Edition – Easy

thanks to Sue W. and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/11/19/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-easy/

When I need to take it ‘easy’ I like to doodle or paint. This particular painting was ‘easy’ to do and helped me momentarily to take my mind off of our health issues. Thankfully we are both fully recovering.

I call it The North Shore After the Storm

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Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Citrus Sinensis

….thanks to Sue W. and GC for hosting the Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2022/11/05/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-citrus-sinensis/

According to Wikipedia Citrus Sinensis is as follows: Citrus × sinensis (sometimes written Citrus sinensis), also known as the sweet oranges, is a commonly cultivated family of oranges that includes blood oranges and navel oranges.[1]

I was sure I was looking for a lemony yellow colour but it turns out it’s more orange and can include blood orange.

Blood Orange?

Photographing Public Art Challenge – Murals in New Brunswick

….thanks to Marsha for hosting PPAC https://alwayswrite.blog/2022/11/04/ppac-70-spokane-house-history-murals/

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In Shediac, close to the giant lobster
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Across from James Gate Restaurant where we had lunch in Moncton
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On the side of a building in Moncton where they Super Hero comic books
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RDP Wednesday – Exquisite

thanks to RDP for today’s prompthttps://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/10/19/rdp-wednesday-exquisite/

ex·quis·ite

adjective

  1. extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.”exquisite, jewel like portraits”
  2. Similar: beautiful, overly elegant, graceful, magnificent, superb

There are art pieces that I consider ‘exquisite’ because they speak to me. They can be large or small, refined or bold and realistic or abstract. The following pieces from our most recent art show at WAAC, From Nature to Abstraction, I find ‘exquisite.

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