Dusk Sky
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While I was at work my sister had replanted the back garden with flowering
shrubs and plants and flowers. It’s an early and very welcomed birthday
gift ...
PICTURES & PLANES ..........
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*I went to the cinema yesterday ..... I like this cinema. It's an
independent, three screen cinema for arthouse and mainstream films, plus
theatre and b...
1 week ago
Optimistic Cro!
The difference between an optimist and a pessimist, is that the optimist enjoys himself whilst waiting for the inevitable! I AM that optimist!
This is a daily, optimistic, 'photos and comments' blog. I make no judgements (only occasionally), just notes. If you wish to comment in any way at all, please feel free. Everything and everyone (except the obdurate and dictatorial) is very welcome.
I was born just south of London, but for the past 46 years I've lived in S W France. I am a painter by profession, and writer by desire. Lady Magnon and I live in an ancient cottage, in a tiny village, in perfectly tranquil countryside. We have a vegetable garden called 'Haddock's' (this may crop up from time to time), plenty of fruit trees, and a view that takes the breath away; we also have a Border Collie called Billy. I try to treat our planet with respect, and encourage others to do likewise (without preaching).
Contentment is a glass of red, a plate of charcuterie, and a slice of good country bread. Perfect!
I prefer your water colour.... whilst I am a photographer in the main, the painting isolates the subject better....
ReplyDeleteNice door!
Since I sat there doodling on a dull afternoon, they have replaced the door with a new white painted one. I preferred the old one.
DeleteAbsolute sacrilege..... thank goodness you captured the original!
DeleteThe water colour is beautiful. Love the colour of the brickwork
ReplyDeleteI'm not a watercolour painter at all, but I do enjoy trying occasionally.
DeleteI had hoped that the white painted door was just a temporary fix. What a shame. Nice painting, great tones in that old door.
ReplyDeleteI still wonder why they changed the door; the old one seemed perfectly OK to me.
DeleteBeautiful door, beautiful watercolour Cro.
ReplyDeleteGreetings Maria x
I'm not sure about the 'beautiful' bit. I was amused to see that the comparison was reasonably accurate.
DeleteBeautifully accurate. X
DeleteYour water colour is indeed beautiful. A veritable work of art!
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
You win today's top prize....for flattery.
DeleteI never thought of you as a water colourist. Damned stuff to use, always runs down the page for me and water everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI don't really use it as 'watercolour', I just fill-in around a pencil drawing. Colouring-in!
DeleteOh yes, I do it with crayons.
DeleteLove it Cro. I do enjoy pictures of parts of buildings rather than the whole.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't really thought about that, but I think I agree with you. Small details of a building are usually more interesting than the whole.
DeleteLove it !
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. It reminds me of artists' travel journals.
ReplyDeleteDoors are so interesting. The more weathered, and seasoned they began to tell their story. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you took and painted this beautiful and thought provoking picture. It is now preserved and protected from white paint!
ReplyDeleteBoth are beautiful!
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