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Friday 17 June 2011

Paint Party Friday said why not show us your Muse !!!

Hi, its Paint Party Friday again....woo hoo.  Kristin and Eva asked about our Muse last week and had we thought about painting it..........well wasn't sure if I had one being a beginner.  But thought I would give it a go.....

Oh no...cannot believe how it turned out.......so far removed from the beautiful Goddess I had in mind...... Now this sort of Muse I can do without.............scary or what...........lol  Thank goodness it was only painted in my Art Journal and not on canvas.............Textures were created with shredded bank notes (because art supplies cost me loads of money) and Flowersoft........why Flowersoft you ask, well its a private joke between me and me as this stuff really gets up my nose just like this painting............


Finished my Art Homework (watercolours), didn't exactly turn out brilliantly but better than I thought it would.

Have just discovered a new blog hosted by Kristin, Summer of Colour (see my sidebar) which is all about colours and this week the colour is Blue.......all shades of Blue.  I painted the background with acrylics and added a digi fairy.  Am so pleased to take part in this blog as well.

Thank you again for all your terrific support and encouraging comments. Will be back to see all your wonderful creations.  Have a great weekend and take care, Hugs Annette x

81 comments:

Elisa said...
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Elisa said...

Annette, happy ppf! What a muse you got there! It's a sad clown but it could be happy too! Love the texture. Your painting of the two ladies is wonderful! and the all blue painting is just cool.. love the fairy there. Great work!
Cheers,
Elisa
http://harmonythoughts.com/

Marja's Stamp Addiction en Marja's Creativity said...

Netty Beautiful. Love the texture you have made and also the colours.
Spacially the blue painting. marvelous
Gr. Marja

Valerie-Jael said...

Love your clown's face, but the blue one is great! Valerie

Healing Woman said...

Your muse is another side of yourself-one you hadn't met yet. She looks playful to me and like a fun type of gal! Have fun with the watercolors. You have a great start.

cheryl said...

oh hun,gosh how clever are you,love the ladies,they really are,beautiful,love that clown,brilliant and just love love that,fairy,with all the blues,that is magical,hugs cheryl xx

Brenda Brown said...

Love your Muse, unusual but very attractive in it's own right. Must be like you then eh?
Your painting is lovely of the two ladies, I think you are so creative and talented Annette - it's always lovely to come and see what you have been doing.
Have a great weekend.
luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

Hybrid J said...

Interesting looking muse, such whimsical look. The watercolor work is wonderful. Love the whites ... Well Done!

Liette alias Pixelle said...

oh I like so much your blue project for summer of color...I participate also but simply with paper for this moment...the interest I have for your background of water is real..I can feel the move of the ocean and that angel waiting in the calm...wouaw....I adore really...

Doreen said...

Gorgeous projects here Annette,the clown is amazing,I love the third one.xxx

Šolanje na domu-Waldorf said...

Loving all the blues. :) And your muse is funny. :) I bet you always have a great time with her. :)

Mandy said...

love your blue piece...xxx

Anonymous said...

Wow - I've always been scared of clowns and your muse reminds me of the one in the Saw movies and the one in Stephen King's book It!!


I think your art homework turned out wonderfully - the beautiful blue and violets tones of the background seem perfectly in keeping with genteel ladies strolling in the summer!


The blue painting is brilliant - you've captured a wonderfully stormy sea with that little fairy precariously perched on the rocks -love it!

Lisa Somerville said...

Paint Party Friday is never a disappoinment! Had to LOL about your bank note use on your top piece! The finished watercolors turned out wonderfully!

EVA said...

LOL! Congratulations on trying to envision your Muse - I think perhaps its playing with you! Fun.

I love the blue piece. Very cool and the beach walk is beautiful.

McCrafty's Cards said...

I love your Muse, fabulous painting and of course all the flower soft, the blue one is gorgeous, you did a great scene there.
well done you
Kevin xx

Christine said...

interesting muse indeed, I like her. Your other works are nice and restful.

Meggymay said...

Fantastic paintings Annette, love the one with the two ladies. Yvonne xx

Andrea C said...

Netty your watercolours are just brilliant. Love your muse very sad looking though. You are really coming along in the old painting field ya pro x

Cindy Adkins said...

Oh Netty,
So happy to see your amazing muse!! And I love all your paintings...so much talent abounds on your blog!!
XO
Cindy

Crystal said...

You have a wonderful muse there. The work that results is just fantastic! :-)

peggy gatto said...

I think your muse is related to my muse!
What fun!!!
I am also in summer of color and love your blues!!!
The Ladies on the beach is a delight!

coops said...

stunning art netty.i love your blue painting with the fairy.your clown scares the life outta me but only cos i have a fear of masks ;D

xx coops xx

scrapwordsmom said...

Beautiful blue piece.

Terry said...

Beautiful muse you have shared with us! I am so impressed with all aspects of your art and talent! Wow!

Unknown said...

Honestly your muse is scary but the two women on the beach is beautiful as well as the faery blues blues blues. I love that - blue is my favorite color!!

Nan said...

Well, a muse that costs money and gets up your nose....hummm...LOL! I think your watercolor is lovely and I love the blue piece. I'm enjoying the Summer Of Color challenge and can't wait to see what you do for green. :) Nan

Anonymous said...

Interesting piece and totally different for you! Must have been the full moon? Happy PPF. :-)

Daniele said...

how unusual, I hope you didn't shred real bank notes for the background
hugs for the weekend

BahamaDawn said...

beautiful work~~ your muse painting is great!

Magic Love Crow said...

Hey Netty ;o) Happy PPF ;o) Wow, look at that muse! LOL ;o) She looks like a lot of fun ;o) I love the blue painting!! Have a great day!

Maggie said...

Your muse is fun and humorous. Something that is great for artwork to have!

I love the two ladies by the water!

Pop's Cards said...

I love them all, your colours are really perfect and i am loving the texture too, big hugs love pops x

Unknown said...

Oh wow Love the blue & fairy the clown is weird and scary I used to love clowns as a kid but as I get older hey get worse

Love Dawn xx

Anonymous said...

i love them all,, I'm usually frightened of clowns,, I painted a goddess so I guess great minds think alike,,HPPF!

GlorV1 said...

I love them all too. The blue though really stands out for me. Love it. Happy PPF!

1CardCreator said...

Wow Annette, these are stunning! Love the lady in blue and the clown has so much expression!

SHERI COOK said...

My favorite this week is your work in BLUE! WOW! HAPPY PPF!

Cynthia Schelzig said...

Happy PPF!....wow, you sure are industrious with three projects for us today...all unique in their own way too. The last one looks like a blue dream come true!

Yvonne said...

They're beautiful, Annette! I especially love the Goddess!

Kristin said...

What wonderful work! I was instantly attracted to the texture in your first piece - and to find they were bank notes! What a great mind you have ;) Thank you too for playing along with The Summer of Color and sharing with us this beautiful piece - I LOVE the hybrid idea - it gets me thinking . . . Kristin xo

Faye said...

Annette, I'm not sure what a muse should look like, But I believe you have painted someone else's muse. A clown just does not fit you, even though the painting itself is fascinating. I love the beautiful blue background and the finished watercolor of the two ladies. You are so talented.

Suzanne Bouchard said...

Netty don't be so hard on yourself. One day someone told me to "Let the negative critics about oneself to others". Your art is your journey and when on a journey I think the trip is greater than the destination, that perfection is not human and that exploration and mistakes helps us to grow and learn! Thank you Netty to help me remind myself of all that good advice from other people.

Kim B said...

Great work! Ladies my favorite, but do love the fairy and blues. Have a great day, Hugs, Kim

Ricardo Miñana said...

Very nice paintings, thanks for sharing.
I leave you my greetings and wish
Have a happy weekend.
a hug.

Denise Mulligan said...

Crazy clown...I love it. Muse? Maybe, he is amusing!

Unknown said...

Crazy clown indeed! Your ladies painting looks so soft and pretty and I adore your Blue painting!!! Happy PPF!

Unknown said...

Hi Annette!!!! I love love love your latest pieces....wonderful work as always.....

Paula - Buenos Aires said...

Love the sweet beach scene! Lovely piece for Blue.

Beverly G said...

Your Muse looks a happy soul--she inspires you to create happy art, beautifully I might add.

MarleneMAZ said...

Wow! such a great range of styles you have Netty! love all the different pieces. Now you have to tell me where you get the shredded bank notes? lol!

Carrie Martinez said...

Your muse looks fun! I really like the composition of the ladies...the softness adds such femininity. Very lovely!

Heidi said...

Fantastic work again Netty!
I've said it before and I'll say it again, you're so talented:)
Have a great weekend.
Hugs, Heidi:)

G Peplow said...

Hi Annette, Great painting going on here totally love the blue painting it's so dreamy, hugs Gay xxx

Chris said...

Well your muse certainly looks a bit scary Netty but funny too :D
Your paintings are just amazing so your muse must be in your favour and working for you though...wonderful work as always.
hugs
Chris xx

Leovi said...

Great texture in this sad muse. Beautiful watercolors, I love these colors.

Dolly Daydreams said...

Wow Annette your muse is something special. As for the other two pieces absolutely glorious, the one with the angel just reminds me of Lefkada the Island i went to last week the water is exactly the same colour !!

Have a great weekend.
Marie

Unknown said...

Wow, Netty- I LOVE how varied all these pieces are. Your muse is so creative- yes, a little scary, but isn't it true that our muses can be scary at times?
And your watercolor homework turned out so beautiful and dreamy- I LOVE paintings like this- I want to be there on that beach in those colors!
I'm off to check Kristin's color challenge...
Happy PPF (a day late ;))
Stephanie

Gerri Herbst said...

dear Netty,
Three wonderfully different pieces for PPF. Your second watercolor is delightful, one of my favorites. Know u werent satisfied, but I do adore it! take care, gerri

Joanna said...

I'm loving your blog, so glad to have stumbled upon you! I love all of your paintings, simply beautiful work!

Silvia(Barnie) said...

You see me mouth-opened. Your paintings are really fantastic. All of them.

Kim Dellow said...

Fabulous Nettie, loving all the work. So hard to do but completed so beautifully. Kim

Unknown said...

your narrative made me smile. You're funny.
I Am going to head over and check out the summer of color link.
xx,
amy

donna said...

I like all 3. Your muse has character. Your water coloring is amazing and the blue scene is fantastic. Happy Saturday!..Donna

Giggles said...

Interesting muse! Love the mystical blue piece! Very nice!

Hugs Giggles

Jennifer said...

Love them all Netty, especally the second one..nice and floaty :-) xx Jenny xx

Zue said...

Hi Netty
I like your ladies walking along. Sadly I wasn't able to join in at Paint Party Friday this week, but I hope to for next week. Your choice of music is very good!!
I wanted 'In the Still of the Night', but the version I liked kept stopping.
Have fun!
sue xxk

mariasangel said...

Happy PPF 2U2! Thanks for stopping by my maiden voyage post! love the texture in your muse painting, but i will take a few steps away from her--lol! LOVE your painting with the ladies walking on the beach!! The one with the fairy is very soothing and hypnotic!

Anonymous said...

Wow! You have such distinct styles represented in one post. Very cool--Does this show you have an adventurous spirit? Your clown face is fierce and I really like how you've used several different materials creatively. Shredded bank notes? Brilliant. I love the background texture--what did you use?

Your watercolor is beautiful. :) Is it for a class?

Thank you for visiting my blog! See you next week. :)

joanna said...

Love your muse Annette! the ladies too! the fairy is my favorite! she's just amazing!! love how she's standing on the edge of the cliff.

Jan Hennings said...

Netty,
Your art is always so thought provoking...beautiful!

Annette said...

Hi Nettie, oh this is cute your muse. funny how that happens isn't it ? YOu go for one look and something else pops up. YOur beautiful blue painting--well your muse did a great job there. Thanks for the posting Hugs Annette

Virtual Boy said...

Awesome work, love the bank note textures in the first one and the beautiful colors of the last two~

Debs said...

uuuughhhh those clowns give me the heeeebeeejeeebeees! lol

Debs said...

Love your two ladies and the shades of blue with the fairy - love those blues and the depths you get xxx

Linda Brun said...

3 great projects. One a little scary, but cool and two really sweet and wonderful paintings. You are so talented Netty. Hugs

Sandi McLean said...

Wow Annette! I love your blue painting - and ALL of your other work too!

Geckostone said...

Wow, your muse is amazing!I love the textures! It's kinda fun that its so opposite from your other paintings. Reminds me of the Native concepts and stories of the contrary or cyote teachings!And your fairie is just gorgeous!!! Deb

minnie_mac said...

I do love your paintings, Nettie. Love your Muse, and good to see the ladies on the beach completed and looking so beautiful.

Marilyn

Pam Tucker said...

Hi Netty! Sorry I'm so late with my comments. Just wanted to tell you how much I LOVE all of your pieces. Your Muse looks like someone I'd love to hang out with. :) Glad you are playing along with Summer of Color, too! That blue piece is awesome! And the watercolor turned out lovely! You really have quite a talent in that medium!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Wow what an amazing mind you must have to keep creating such masterpieces, fabulous work