Collages

 Renoir and Charles Courtney Curran

The background is a painting by Renoir, The 3 ladies on the foreground belong to Curran.

Devorak, Detmold and Naive Art

Almost twins

For Digitalmania - collages

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The magic behind the door

“Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.” 
 Tom Stoppard

For Take a Word - Doors

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Where did you leave your heart?

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Sunday Postcard Art - Greetings abroad

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A robin and her

“It’s the unknown that draws people.” 
― E.A. Bucchianeri

For Collage Obsession - Fascination

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My Teesha Moore side

Hello Elizabeth!Hello my lovelies!

How are you all today? I'm on cloud nine: my holidays start on December 19th and I can already smell sunny days, days spent on the beach, tranquility. Summer starts on December 21st here. Sometimes it is unbearable but we will survive. Have you already had your coffee? Who can resist it huh? We drink coffee all the time here. It's an undeniable part of Brazilian life. Well, have to go now. Today I'm going to work in the afternoon. But before I go, I'd like to leave you a part of a dialogue between Teesha Moore and Christine Doyle:

Christine Doyle: Why do you make art? 

Teesha Moore: I have to. It’s in my blood…it is my life-force. It’s my connection to my inner being.

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I guess we all feel the same. Art connects us to our inner beings and to each other. Art makes our lives worth loving.

Have a magical day!

Karla

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Inspired by Patrícia Ariel

Another artist I love is Patrícia Ariel. She is Brazilian like me. Patrícia Ariel on her art:

“Whenever I wanted answers or inspiration for life and art, it was not in the mundane or in the ordinary life that I looked for them, but in the unlimited world of my inner reality. This world, inhabited by mysterious places and people, has its own stories, its own rules, its own wisdom. I am only the storyteller.

I think of my art as a celebration of the human experience in what they have of sacred and profane. To me, there is nothing more fascinating than the mystery; this is the basic source of all my reflections and explorations. In my work I constantly investigate the point of contact between the physical and the reality of dreams, spirituality, and abstract concepts. Themes like transformation and transitions, the human duality, spiritual and emotional experiences, and the ties of man with nature and the raw forces of life are often explored. Since I focus primarily on the female figure, I can say that my work is also about the female experience according to my own vision of the feminine: power, creation, energy, witchcraft, life. The characters I create embody forces of nature. They are sorceresses, ethereal beings, bearers of darkness and light.”

source

Below you can see some of her paintings:

Here you find more about Patrícia Ariel.

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Art Journal Journey

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Inspiration Avenue

Here is the photo I used to create my work.

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Our Organic Lady

Look at me and tell me if I don’t have Brazil in every curve of my body.

Carmen Miranda

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Take a Word - Organic

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A man and his moustache

A man without a moustache is like a cup of tea without sugar. 

English Proverb

For Sunday Postcard Art - moustache

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Quirky Collages

Marvel

 She in pieces

Impossible her

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Collage Obsession

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My Flower Girl

Have you ever heard about Stasia Burrington?This piece was influenced by her. She is an illustrator. I love her Flower Girls. Below you can see her adorable work:

For Paint Party Friday

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Art Journal Journey

More about Stasia Burrington here

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The roads that took me to Mr Frost

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Moomania - trees

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Inspiration Avenue - seasons

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Don't leave me stranded

Stranded  - Heart

Standing here helpless

Where do I go if you leave me alone?

Where do I turn now if it don't work out?

As far as I can see, this isn't the way that you said, it would be

Don't leave me like this, don't leave me stranded

If you walk away now, you leave me empty handed

Don't leave me like this, don't leave me stranded

Don't leave me now, don't leave me

Wasn't it you who brought me here to the place lovers go

Just look at these arms reachin' out to you

You said that you'd always care

I just turned around and there's nobody there

Don't leave me like this, don't leave me stranded

If you walk away now, you leave me empty handed

Don't leave me like this, don't leave me stranded

Don't leave me now

You said that you'd always care

I just turned around and there's nobody there

Don't leave me like

Don't leave me like this, don't leave me stranded

If you walk away now, you leave me empty handed

Don't leave me like this, don't leave me stranded, stranded

Don't leave me like this, don't leave me stranded

If you walk away now, you leave me empty handed

Don't leave me like this, don't leave me stranded, stranded

Don't leave me like this, no

Don't leave me like this, yea

 Don't leave me, baby

For Digital Whisper - Stranded

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Stand and Marvel

“Many solemn nights 
Blond moon, we stand and marvel...
Sleeping our noons away” 
Teitoku

One of my favourite songs

For Lunagirl

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I am here to live out loud.

“If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you:

 I am here to live out loud.”

Émile Zola

For Three Muses - Time

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What a girl wants?

Hello Elizabeth!Hello everyone!

Hope I am not so late to post my work. I have two thousand things to do and only 24 hours.
Wish I could spend the day just creating but life is tough and sometimes there's no room for dreams. Have a magical day!

Karla

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T stands for Tuesday

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Mona, beauty and shoes

A woman with good shoes is never ugly.’ 

 Coco Chanel 

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Take a Word - Monalisa

Sunday Postcard Art - Shoes

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Art Every Day Month

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If I could choose a transport...

“Some beautiful paths can't be discovered without getting lost.” 

― Erol Ozan

For Collage Obsession - Transport

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Cecília

Another artist whose work I love is Cécile Veilhan and if tenderness has another name, it should be Cécile Veilhan. Her art melts my heart. So I decided to do something to celebrate what she makes me feel.

Below you can see  some samples of her artwork:

You find more about Cécile Veilhan here and here.

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Art Journal Journey

Creative Every Day Month

Moomania

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Paint Party Friday

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