This love

I was inspired by my ever favourite song called This Love to create my piece. So I altered a painting by Emile Friant and the original you can see below. By the way, I love Liz Fraser and she's the one who sings This Love.

Emile Friant - Cast a shadow (1891)

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Take a Word

Hugs, 

Karla

T stands for Easter

Helo Elizabeth!Hello My Lovelies!

Today I am here to wish you a Happy Easter. May it renew you and warm your heart!

Awake, thou wintry earth -
Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth
Your ancient gladness!
~Thomas Blackburn

Hugs, 

Karla

For

T stands for Tuesday

Words are not necessary

"If you can't say nothing nice...don't say nothing at all." 

~ Thumper

For

Colllage Obsession - bunnies

&

Digital Whisper - bunnies

Hugs, 

Karla

My Lady

“Lady of the silver moon
Enchantress of the night
Protect me and mine within this circle fairly cast.
Earth Mother, mother of the sleeping earth,
Keep safe all who gather here
Within the protective shelter of your arms.

By the earth that is Her body,
By the air that is Her breath,
By the fire that is Her bright spirit,
And by the living waters of Her womb,
Our circle is cast,
None shall come to harm here,
From any forces,
On any level.

As we will,
So shall it be done.
As we will,
So mote it be.” 

― Madelyn Alt,

For

Sunday Postcard Art - Full Moon

&

Takke a Word - blue and white

Hugs, 

Karla

50 millions shades of gray

This work was inspired by Pam Carriker.

For

Paint Party Friday

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Digitalmania - artist inspiration:Pam Carriker

Hugs, 

Karla

Live, Laugh, Love

Hello Elizabeth!Hello My Lovelies!

Autumn started on Saturday and it has been raining since then. It is so cool and I love our new season. I think I will never get used to Summer. Maybe I am the only one Brazilian who doesn't like hot weather.I feel very tired during Summer. 

 Last Tuesday I couldn't take part in T stands for Tuesday because  I had some problems. But as I promised here are the photos of a very special day I had with my students. We went to a Planetarium here. My good friend who is a Biology teacher was with me there plus our trainee teacher. He is going to graduate  in December.

For

T stands for Tuesday

Hugs, 

Karla

Where's your hat, man?

for

Collage Obsession - Tall Hats

Hugs, 

Karla

A flower among flowers

How can one help shivering with delight when one's hot fingers close around the stem of a live flower, cool from the shade and stiff with newborn vigor! 

~Colette

For

Take a Word - Tulips

&

Digital Whisper - Sunflowers

Hugs, 

Karla

It can't rain forever

For

Sunday Postcard Art - Weather

Hugs, 

Karla

Just a flapper

“They were smart and sophisticated, with an air of independence about them, and so casual about their looks and clothes and manners as to be almost slapdash. I don't know if I realized as soon as I began seeing them that they represented the wave of the future, but I do know I was drawn to them. I shared their restlessness, understood their determination to free themselves of the Victorian shackles of the pre-World War I era and find out for themselves what life was all about.” 
― Colleen Moore

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Lunagirl - Flappers

Hugs, 

Karla

Lose your dreams to seek them

After some days of turbulence, I am back to my art. Life would be more difficult if I didn't have my dreamy moments. It keeps me sane as well as my poetry does. But how boring life would be if we didn't go through some tests. Aren't we puppets in fate's hands? Sometimes I catch myself thinking about free will. Does it really exist? Well I don't know. Sometimes I wish I had wings to fly away but our problems sit and wait for us. Living nowadays no matter where you are is a hard mission. But life goes on and we have to embrace ourselves, listen to our heartbeat and survive.

Have a magical day, my lovelies!

For

Art Journal Journey

and

Paint Party Friday

Hugs, 

Karla

Behind your eyes

Thanks again to Colorel & Inspyretash (Deviantart)

For

Take a Word - Green

Hugs,

 Karla

You know what truly aches?

“You know what truly aches? Having so much inside you and not having the slightest 

clue of how to pour it out.” 
― Karen Quan

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Sunday Postcard Art - Grief

Hugs, 

Karla

Bharatanatyam - the art of my heart

"Bharatanatyam, in my opinion is not just a fine art to which children are exposed as a routine. It is a way of life which nurtures many related subjects which the average child may not come across in a school curriculum. Dance teaches them the core of our civilisation. They learn mythology, music, spirituality and languages. The body becomes a tool for expressing our culture in its myriad forms. When dancers as young as those I saw performing, walk through a temple, they learn about sculpture, painting, architecture and heritage. The lessons they learn are not from text books, but are experiences of Art. This augurs well for a future which can rely on a large number of youth who, having gone through the discipline of learning dance, will learn to respect all art forms. They will certainly stand up for a wide range of important aspects of culture which are getting slowly eroded with massive ignorance and indifference. They will be the custodians of our heritage, not just dance, because they have been exposed to the links that have held many streams together."
- Lakshmi Vishwanathan
(‘Everybody is dancing,’ The Hindu Friday Review, March 7, 2014)

Bharatanatyam will ever be my favourite dance. It embodies a beauty I can't see anywhere else. This is my simple tribute to the art I will always carry in my heart. If you don't know it, there's a video below. Enjoy it!

Hugs, 

Karla


For

Collage Obsession - shades of gray

Miss Charming

Hello My Lovelies!

First of all Happy Birthday Paint Party Friday!
I have been pretty busy this week: a lot of problems at home and at work. So, I couldn't dedicate myself to my art and to my blog friends. I didn't even have time to comment as I love doing. Yesterday I did the sketch above. It was pretty late so it's very simple. I will be visiting your blogs in a while, ok!

Have a magical weekend, my friends!

For

Paint Party Friday

This is me. I drew it some time ago. Have you noticed I love white dots?

Hugs, 

Karla

I can see her halo

“If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels.” 
― Tennessee Williams

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Three Muses - Turquoise and red

Hugs,

 Karla

Flowers in a teapot

Hello Elizabeth!Hello My Lovelies!

How are you? Hope you are well. It's been raining since Saturday here and it's a blessing but it's still hot. Today I'm taking my students to a very special place. I'm going to show you the photos next week. It's 1 am and I'm worn out. See you in a few hours, my friends.

"Eleven Hints for Life"

1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return.

But what is more painful is to love someone and never

find the courage to let that person know how you feel.

2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who

means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was

never meant to be and you just have to let go.

3. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a

porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away

feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

4. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose

it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been

missing until it arrives.

5. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an

hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it

takes a lifetime to forget someone.

6. Don't go for looks, they can deceive. Don't go for wealth,

even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you

smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day

seem bright.

7. Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go,

be what you want to be. Because you have only one life and

one chance to do all the things you want to do.

8. Always put yourself in the other's shoes. If you feel that it

hurts you, it probably hurts the person too.

9. A careless word may kindle strife. A cruel word may wreck

a life. A timely word may level stress. But a loving word may

heal and bless.

10. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best

of everything they just make the most of everything that comes

along their way.

11. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with

a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone

around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die,

you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.

- Unknown

For

T stands for Tuesday

and Digital Whisper

Hugs,

 Karla

Goddess Flora

“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” 

― Pablo Neruda

For

Take a Word - Spring

Hugs,

Karla

Street Art

“People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish... but that's only if it's done properly.” 
― Banksy

For

Sunday Postcard Art - Street Art

Hugs, 

Karla

Mail Art

Matiko

Mail Love

Brushes - Colorel

Geisha - Pringle Hill Studios

Other elements - internet

Girl/ plant/birds - Iktupilli

Man - Land of Nods

Hearts - Perfect Glamour (Deviantart)

Flower - Deviantart

Typewriter/ paper butterflies - Thrift Shop

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Digitalmania - mail art

&

Collage Obsession

Hugs, 

Karla