Marc Chagall

... more inspiration from the wonderful Marc Chagall...

 Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985) embraced the philosophy that love colored his paintings. Focusing extensively on his childhood, his happy, optimistic paintings defy the poverty of his upbringing in a Russian Shtetl. After a brief time in Paris, Chagall escaped to the US during World War II where his career reached new heights including a rare exhibit during his lifetime at the Louvre.

Lovers with bouquet

La Mariee

Paris l'Opera

Flowers over Paris

Le Bouquet Ardent

Birthday

Blue Violinist

All images and information courteousy of the All Posters Website.




~  wonderful imagery to inspire ~

sunday night pics

 ... just wanted to share more of my favourites on this super Sunday night...  and show you what i managed to finish today ...

mini artwork in brass locket - kharaledonne

Violet Rose - Vintage fat quarter - rope

Mosaic Oriental Tea Pot China Flower Vase -  PalsCreations

Laura Ashley Cushion Covers - BumbleBeeCottageshop

Antique French Milk Jug with flowers - Pascale

Trinity Gold Embossed Heart Earrings - BelaDeSignsJewelry

Mention my blog and Bernadette will give you 15% off items in her store as well as these gorgeous earrings!

Mixed Silver Plate Cutlery - housewarming101

.. and now my day's work ...   new clutch

   

 ~ french market scrabble bag ~

front ...

and back ...

~  find something beautiful every day  ~

Ken Done - artistic influence

Ken Done - fabulous, wonderful, bright, happy - a major influence on me for over 20 years ...

His work always makes me feel great.  I have so many things around the house that have his art on them - swimwear, prints, scarves a biscuit tin - to name a few...  oops... almost forgot - my STUDIO curtains!

Enjoy ...

Sea Gardens

Turquoise Reef - proud to say I have  a signed print of this one ...

Barrier Reef Garden

Postcard from the Cabin

Frangipani

Postcard from Sydney

~   be inspired  ~

good advice from dr. seuss

~  live your own life  ~

quiet night ...

so nice to be having a quiet night ...

~ silence is golden  ~

The Green Flash

So - the first time I EVER heard about 'The Green Flash' was when I was visiting my cousin in San Diego - many moons ago...  (I used to stop off with her for a few wild days before starting my real holiday elsewhere in the States).  

Anyway, she used to take me to fabulous places - one of them was a little cafe on the beach called ... 'The Green Flash'.  The explanation is quite technical, but really interesting - I love the way these phenomenona occur in nature.

Apparently the best place to see a green flash on the horizon (over water) so chances of me seeing one here at home is minimal...

... proof that I did in fact visit ... my matches collection in the kitchen ...

Here's the tecnhical explanation from the website of the cafe that I visited:

The "Green Flash" is a rarely-viewed optical phenomenon which occurs at sunset at the instant that the upper rim of the sun is in coincidence with the horizon. The "Green Flash" is caused by a combination of optical effects called light scattering and light dispersion.

Sunlight is composed of all the colors of the visible spectrum. Blue light is the component part of the visible spectrum that is strongly scattered by the earth's atmosphere at sunset, therefore sunlight tends to lack blue when the sun is near the horizon. Dispersion is the splitting of whitelight into its component parts. The red end of the visible spectrum shows the least amount of dispersion since it is refracted the least.

At sunset, most of the orange and yellow light is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere, while the blue and violet light is scattered. Once the red light portion of the spectrum has already set below the horizon, all that is left is the green, which is occasionally seen as a short intense flash. Under ideal conditions, one may perceive a brilliant green flash at the moment of sunset.

Fabulous isn't it???

So next time someone mentions 'The Green Flash' you'll know it's something REAL and they're not just being rude ;-)

Photograph courteousy of Don

~  the world is a wonderful place  ~

coin purse tutorial

... just in case you're all dressed up ...

... and have somewhere special to go ...

you'll need a little something to carry ...  click here for the tutorial!

~  find something beautiful every day  ~