Thursday, November 29, 2012

VIRTUAL ARGENTINA, DIGITALMANIA 
and 
A TURKEY VOYEUR
November 29, 2012


Stop looking at me...GO AWAY!


I know...it's the week after Thanksgiving but this turkey is STILL hanging around our house with his pals. I don't mind when they're around the house, but I DO mind when they stop and look into my office window at me. Here we are...eye to eye... neither of us, particularly friendly!! Don't know what I was doing that was so interesting...



Blog travel leader from Art and Sole's POSTCARD CHALLENGE, Darcy, invited us to explore Argentina this week. What a forward-looking, interesting country. It's the birthplace of the TANGO, home to the counterpart of our American cowboy...the GAUCHO, home of the 2nd EVER world radio broadcast, the world's 3rd largest beef and 5th largest wine producer, and the homeland of one Eva Duarte de Peron...EVITA!! Further, it boasts a literacy rate of 97.6% ...and soccer is the preferred sport.




The art of British born artist, Nickie Newfield is DIGITALMANIA's artist of the week. I tried to create images in a similar style to hers...she's a painter, collage artist and her latest work combines lots of rich texture, a variety of layered papers, renaissance and religious images...and often, metallic paint. Since I can't paint, I did what I could digitally...




I wish you all a pleasant weekend...with no turkeys watching you from your windows!!!


'Til the next, I send you hugs,
abbyj

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

CHALLENGE CATCH-UP
November 27, 2012

Good Day, Family and Friends,
I think my stomach is still full from the Thanksgiving festivities. We had a most enjoyable family reunion...traditions are lovely, aren't they? 
Thanksgiving 2012
I've been playing, as usual, with some of the online challenge blogs... the resulting art is below. It's certainly an eclectic mix this week...
For THE THREE MUSES, "hats;"



TAKE A WORD... "something fishy;"


CRAZY AMIGOS..."gifts;"


SUNDAY POSTCARD ART..."rainy days;"


Finally, COLLAGE OBSESSION..."jesters or jokers."


Thanks for checking in. I'll have a new posting this weekend when the year-long Art & Sole POSTCARD CHALLENGE invites intrepid travelers to explore Argentina. Hope to see you then!

Enjoy your week...

Hugs,
abbyj