Thursday, October 5, 2017
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Thursday, June 8, 2017
The Scarecrow - Jim McKenzie
My son sent me this video on Instagram and I am absolutely smitten by Jim Mckenzie's artistry! Even the music....adore the soundtrack to this. Amazing art and music❣️
Thanks for the share Ty❣️
Monday, May 22, 2017
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Friday, March 24, 2017
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Friday, March 17, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
GARY BUNT THE LONG WAY ROUND and BY THE GRACE OF GOD
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What one approves, another scorns,
And thus his nature each discloses;
You find the rosebush full of thorns,
I find the thorn bush full of roses.
~ Arthur Guiterman
"Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self. ~ Jean-Luc Godard
While some mortals seek answers to earth's creation, others revere in it; in it's colours and hues, study it's contours and moods and observe the awesomeness of it's beautiful being. Some of the others are the painters who after examination of their world in every detail channel their singular interpretation through their painted landscapes. They emphasis the subtleties of nature that most of us often miss to notice. They remind us just how wonderful life is and never loose sight of its magnificent wonder.
I was so thrilled when I came across the artist Gary Bunt that I left him a message on his biography video on Youtube Gary Bunt Painter & Poet expressing my admiration for his work never really expecting any sort of reply from him only later to be pleasantly surprised in receiving an email from the artist himself. He graciously offered me two of his books and asked if I was interested in reading them. I couldn't believe my luck and of course I said yes! So, patiently I waited.
Finally, last Tuesday I received one of his books "Gary Bunt ~ The Long Way Round" a compilation of his paintings and I was beyond words and excitement. Not wanting to sound unappreciative and hoggish I wondered if that was the one and only book I’d be receiving since at the back of my mind I remembered he had mentioned 2 books. I asked my daughter what her thoughts were and she replied, "From his letter mom, it really sounds like there are two books coming your way."
By Wednesday morning, on our way in to town my husband stopped at the post office and soon after walked outside with another brown package that looked quiet similar to the one of the day before. He smiled and said "I think your artist kept his word, it has the same shipping address as the first one.
This time I received "By The Grace Of God Paintings and Poems By Gary Bunt. Again, I was a very happy gal with more books to read!
Gary Bunt's whimsical paintings of old folks and their pets, serene pastoral landscapes untouched by time, quaint old villages by the sea are some of the landscapes we wish for and dream of. I connected with Mr. Bunt's artwork because it simply revealed a lot of my old secret loves. I have found a friend who truly lives a life I love.
I have a favourite book I keep close on hand and from time to time read it to review all of it’s beautiful messages it tells. The book is by E.B. White called "Charlotte's Web".
Gary Bunt sent me along two very lovely books, each beautiful and magical like "Charlotte's Web" for they too hold special stories of love, faith, friendship and affection, life and miracles depicted and interpreted through his paintings and poetry.
I shall keep these books close by and when I feel like visiting a gallery featuring the works by Gary Bunt I only need to open the covers of these books and not worry about the vanished dream of the morning for it is already inside the pages of these books. Thank you Mr. Bunt for the gifts.
I shall treasure these books forever and pass them on to my kids.
NOTE BENE:
In the morning (easier in focusing) I will add a few pictures of Gary Bunt's art work and poetry for you but I think these books should be in one's own library to be fully appreciated for their eternal beauty and message.
Annabelle
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Gary Bunt Painter & Poet
This short documentary film by Carl Warner about the artist/poet Gary Bunt is a beautiful work of art. I am enamored by Gary Bunt’s work, his life and how he sees it.❤️
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
* IN THE STARDUST OF A DREAM * NEW ART WORK
RECTANGULAR PILLOW SMALL (17" X 12")
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CARRY-ALL POUCH SMALL (6" X 5")
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Sunday, January 1, 2017
Friday, December 30, 2016
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Together in Heaven
And today, Carrie Fisher's brother Todd Fisher, shared this lovely tribute to his sister and mother.....on twitter
via Mabelman’s Old Hollywood Photograph by Lawrence Schiller
Together in Heaven
pictures courtesy of tumblr
pictures courtesy of tumblr
Goodbye, Princess Leia
Sunday, December 25, 2016
A Christmas Carol -- Barbara Allen
Most definately the Best version of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol starring Alistair Sim as Scrooge.
A Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for A Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!
Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveller, thousands of miles away, back to his own fire-side and his quiet home! - Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers, 1836
Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveller, thousands of miles away, back to his own fire-side and his quiet home! - Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers, 1836
Monday, November 21, 2016
WATCHING EARTH FROM THE MOON
SEEMS SO PEACEFUL
TWINKLING IN THE MIST OF A SHIMMERING STARRY SEA
IT'S WHERE THEIR HEART IS LONGING TO BE
"BLUE CHRISTMAS STARGAZERS" BACK WHERE MY HEART LONGS TO BE
ARTWORK AVAILABLE THRU PIXELS.COM, FINE ART AMERICA, SOCIETY6 AND ETSY.
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Friday, November 18, 2016
Everybody knows - Leonard Cohen RIP
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
Thats how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog just died
Everybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long stem rose
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that you love me baby
Everybody knows that you really do
Everybody knows that youve been faithful
Ah give or take a night or two
Everybody knows youve been discreet
But there were so many people you just had to meet
Without your clothes
And everybody knows
Everybody knows, everybody knows
Thats how it goes
Everybody knows
And everybody knows that its now or never
Everybody knows that its me or you
And everybody knows that you live forever
Ah when youve done a line or two
Everybody knows the deal is rotten
Old black joes still pickin cotton
For your ribbons and bows
And everybody knows
And everybody knows that the plague is coming
Everybody knows that its moving fast
Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
Are just a shining artifact of the past
Everybody knows the scene is dead
But theres gonna be a meter on your bed
That will disclose
What everybody knows
And everybody knows that youre in trouble
Everybody knows what youve been through
From the bloody cross on top of calvary
To the beach of Malibu
Everybody knows its coming apart
Take one last look at this sacred heart
Before it blows
And everybody knows
Everybody knows, everybody knows
Thats how it goes
Everybody knows....LEONARD COHEN 1934-2016 RIP
Monday, November 14, 2016
" AND, THE COLD, CRYSTAL MOON LOOKED DOWN "
A PERIGEE ~ SYZYGY MOON or SUPERMOON
I failed terribly in capturing the "undeniably beautiful" supermoon tonight, all thou, I was left with three interesting photographs for souvenirs of the special event.
"The difference between a fine oil painting and a mechanical thing like a photograph is simply this: a photograph shows only the reality; a painting shows not only the reality but the dream behind it--. It's our dreams that keep us going. That separate us from the beasts." HARVEY
Maybe so, but this photograph gives me the illusion of a fine oil painting with a dream behind it.
Maybe so, but this photograph gives me the illusion of a fine oil painting with a dream behind it.
p.s. The supermoon returns tomorrow so I get another shot, literally, at a better picture : )
Friday, November 11, 2016
Thursday, November 10, 2016
STRESSED OUT ~ TAKE THE RIDE
Love The Bike!
At last, the wait
is over! Father and daughter took a chilly motorcycle ride on hubby's Triumph
900 yesterday, 40 minutes after he landed from Saskatchewan. Two weeks ago the
weather was beautiful, warm and perfect for riding. While hubby was away at work
I drove our truck, which totally is my pet and caught myself waving at the
riders on the motorbikes that passed me on the road as if I was on a bike
myself and immediately wishing hubby were home, only because he’s got the
biker’s license : ) Who would have thought a bike could do this to a girl, for that matter, an
over the hill gal like me?
I never thought
after 40 years my love and passion for motorcycles would still be with me but
taking that first ride on the bike when hubby took me to Merrickville was
beyond exhilarating. The pastoral countryside in Plein air was breathtaking,
literally. The scents of burning wood and freshly cut grass were extensions to
the visual experience only to evoke more of my undying love for the open fields
of the countryside.
Once you take that
first motorcycle ride there is no going back, thou maybe back in time to when
you were twenty-something for there is definitely something magical about
riding a motorcycle. It makes you forget time, space, unhappy thoughts; your
mind becomes an interior pastoral, sylvan landscape and what therapy that is!
And one step beyond it would be riding with the warm wind in your hair.
Thinking back, I
was brought up on motorcycles and Vespa’s back in Italy when I was a mere
five-year-old child. My uncles Mario and Titti would offer me rides on their
bikes in exchange for cigarettes I would have to loot from my sleeping mother
who worked the night shift at the hospital.
And then I met my
husband 14 years later all because I asked for a motorcycle ride on his
Kawasaki 400.
So I suppose it
really shouldn’t have been such surprise to me how much I adore riding!
I'm next Stan!
Playing Hangman ......
Monday, October 31, 2016
πΈπ·ππDIAL M FOR TREATS, IT'S HALLOWEEN!πππ·πΈ
REMEMBER THE CARTFUL OF FAIRYTALE PUMPKINS?
THEY WERE A NIGHTMARE TO CLEAN AND CARVE WITH JUST A HOUSEHOLD KITCHEN KNIFE. WE BROKE THE ONLY TWO PUMPKIN KNIVES WE HAD. THE SKIN ON THE FAIRYTALE PUMPKINS ARE SUPER TOUGH BUT THEY ARE WORTH USING FOR HALLOWEEN, THEY ALWAYS HAVE SUCH LOVELY SHADES OF ORANGE.
I MUST CONFESS, I ALMOST DIDN'T CARVE THEM AFTER THE FIRST ONE BUT EACH ONE I DID GAVE A DIFFERENT GLOW OF ORANGE LIGHT AND I WAS CURIOUS TO SEE THEM ALL LIT UP.
M CARVED THE BAT AND CRESCENT MOON PUMPKIN AND JACK
HE REMINDS ME OF SLOTH FROM THE GOONIES ....MISSING THE LITTLE EARS : )
SO, THE TREATS , M?
HAPPY HALLOWEENπ
THEY WERE A NIGHTMARE TO CLEAN AND CARVE WITH JUST A HOUSEHOLD KITCHEN KNIFE. WE BROKE THE ONLY TWO PUMPKIN KNIVES WE HAD. THE SKIN ON THE FAIRYTALE PUMPKINS ARE SUPER TOUGH BUT THEY ARE WORTH USING FOR HALLOWEEN, THEY ALWAYS HAVE SUCH LOVELY SHADES OF ORANGE.
I MUST CONFESS, I ALMOST DIDN'T CARVE THEM AFTER THE FIRST ONE BUT EACH ONE I DID GAVE A DIFFERENT GLOW OF ORANGE LIGHT AND I WAS CURIOUS TO SEE THEM ALL LIT UP.
M CARVED THE BAT AND CRESCENT MOON PUMPKIN AND JACK
HE REMINDS ME OF SLOTH FROM THE GOONIES ....MISSING THE LITTLE EARS : )
SQUASH PUMPKINS ALSO DON'T GIVE YOU MUCH ROOM TO PLAY AROUND WITH BUT I STILL LOVE THEM
BASTET AND JACK ....OUR BEST PUMPKIN THIS YEAR!
THE WITCH IS IN
WATCHING "FRIGHT NIGHT" ANTON YELCHIN, DAVID TENNANT AND COLIN FARRELL, HE WAS SUCH AN AMAZING VAMPIRE IN THIS MOVIE!
HAUNTED LONDON AND HAUNTED BRITAIN AND IRELAND
BOOKS I PICKED UP AT THE ANNUAL KEMPTVILLE BOOK FAIR
HAPPY HALLOWEENπ
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Sunday, October 30, 2016
THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN
BASTET AND JACK
LITTLE JACK WAS THE FIRST TO BE CARVED. GOOD WORK , M!
CARVING PUMPKINS TONIGHT π
DRINKING CAMOMILLE TEA AND WATCHING "CURSED" DIRECTED BY WES CRAVEN
Thursday, October 27, 2016
HAPPY HALLOWEEN BIRTHDAY, M!ππ°πΆπ±π
IT’S NOT THE 31ST YET, I KNOW BUT ALL THE SAME, IT’S THE WEEK OF HALLOWEEN
SO "Of CORPSE YOUR BIRTHDAY IS WORTH CELEBRATING!
Sunday, October 23, 2016
GHOSTALES
MY NEW ETSY SHOP BANNER
Little whispers floated in the night air and ..........
I BELIEVE.....
THEY SAID .....
"DON'T DREAM IT BE IT"......
BE THE GHOST IN THE GHOSTALES BANNER ......
And if you love Peter Cushing's quote so much , why not place it on the banner?
AND SO I DID!
AFTER READING A COMMENT LEFT ON MY "ZOMBIE QUEEN" ART PIECE ON FLICKR,
IT MADE ME THINK AND I THOUGHT SHE WOULD MAKE A RATHER PERFECT GHOST, SO I MADE MYSELF A NEW ETSY SHOP BANNER THIS MORNING AND I MUST SAY, I AM QUITE PLEASED WITH THE END RESULTS.
Little whispers floated in the night air and ..........
I BELIEVE.....
THEY SAID .....
"DON'T DREAM IT BE IT"......
BE THE GHOST IN THE GHOSTALES BANNER ......
And if you love Peter Cushing's quote so much , why not place it on the banner?
AND SO I DID!
AFTER READING A COMMENT LEFT ON MY "ZOMBIE QUEEN" ART PIECE ON FLICKR,
IT MADE ME THINK AND I THOUGHT SHE WOULD MAKE A RATHER PERFECT GHOST, SO I MADE MYSELF A NEW ETSY SHOP BANNER THIS MORNING AND I MUST SAY, I AM QUITE PLEASED WITH THE END RESULTS.
"YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOUR DARLING,
TO BE ALIVE.
EVEN A BIT MAD.
IT HELPS TO BE MAD."
~ PETER CUSHING
HAPPY OCTOBER SPIRITS πππππ
ANNABELLE
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