Rainbow Lady's Challenge - Trees

Trees is the theme set by Ujjwal from India for the Rainbow Lady's Challenge of this week. Trees are important to me and I could never live in a place that had no trees. My house is set down in the middle of a small woods so I get to look at trees whenever I gaze out any of the windows.

I have used all Dover images for this one, starting with a lovely painting of a bare elm tree. The inscription at the bottom says that the illustration was painted by the author. I have no idea what book this was in originally. I do like the look of the old elm. I added all the figures in the foreground: rooster, girl, bunnies, and dog.

The second is a watercolor painting I did of a girl flyfishing in a stream that has small trees beside it.

When I saw the theme I immediately thought of Joyce Kilmer's poem: Trees. We had to learn it in school. Kilmer was a sergeant in the 165th Infantry. He was born 1886 and was killed in action near Ourcy in 1918.


Trees by Joyce Kilmer

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

A tree who looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree who may in Summer wear
A nest of robin's in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree..

Theme Thursday - Crowns or Hats

With apologies to Leonardo, I have sent Mona on a trip to Venice. (Both Mona and Venice are Dover images.) Since Theme Thursday has as a challenge for us to use either crowns or hats, I have chosen to use the image of my ancestor Mrs. Sallie Rhea. I think Mona looks great in her very fine hat and dress.

Wednesday Stamper and TIO

This tag was made for two challenges this week: Tag it On (Under the Shadow of the Moon) and Wednesday Stamper (Wild Animals). I have used black cardstock and stamped the elephant and grasses in clear embossing ink and embossed with detail opaque white powder. The moon is a googled moon that I printed and pasted to the tag. The tree branch is a digital brush, added last. If you look carefully you can see a baby elephant beside Mama's leg. Is it better without the tree?

Mice ATCs

Here are two mouse ATCs. The top one is for the colors given for Paper Minutes (Red, Rose, Green, Brown).  The second one is for Fun with ATCs where the challenge is to use the sketch given. It uses the same colors so it can also be for Paper Minutes.

TMTA - Triptych

This ATC triptych was made for Think Monday Think ATCs. I first sprayed and dabbed my craft worksheet with MoonGlow mists. These contain walnut ink and various mica powders. I laid the triple width ATC down in this (both sides). The flower stamps are my new Stampin' Up ones that Lisa gave me for being a hostess at her latest workshop. The flower images are colored with watercolor pencils. The first photo is the folded up ATC. The second shows the inside or what you'd see if it were set up. The third photo is what it looks like on the back.

So Artful - white embossed paper

For the So Artful challenge this week we were given a white embossed paper to work from. It looked very Asian to me so I searched through my Dover freebies and came up with this fantastic Japanese woman. The bamboo stamp is a digital brush.

Art Creations Friday - #69

This beautiful girl (looks like a Waterhouse) was given to us for Art Creations Friday challenge this week. I am placing her with a Dover stained glass window.

Rainbow Lady's Challenge

Rainbow Lady's Challenge this week is to use the colors of red, black, and gold... and a touch of Asian. This is a simple piece using a Dover image of a Japanese woman. The character means "beauty".