083 Foxglove

083 Foxglove, a photo by lindyloo makes on Flickr.

Still bargains to be had in the charity shops

Hi all my lovely bloggers. Hope you are all keeping well and managing to be cheerful with this very wet weather we are having. Still its good for the gardens and saves us all the watering we usually have to do this time of the year.

While out shopping the other day i went into our local charity shop and as i am always on the look out for art books, the book area is the first place i aim for.  To my amazement i found not one art book, but five. They cost 79p each and were all brand new. How lucky was that. Well i just had to show you my finds.

I made this journal by using some of the ideas from the above book. I call it my BLOB book.
I use the book as a reference to the colours before applying to my paintings Its surprising the different colours that are made.  Some artists use their blobs to create an art work.

I have been going to my art classes for almost a year now and am beginning to feel more confident with the work i  produce. I am painting flowers this term and really enjoying using water colour.
Here are some of my paintings.

I am pleased with these pictures, after all i have only been painting for a short while . It just goes to show you can do anything if you try.

A collection of flowers from my garden.

My creation, a photo by lindyloo makes on Flickr.

At last i have managed to find out how to make a mosaic picture on flickr. All these photos were taken by me with my new camera. Hope you like them.........xx

My first mosaic

My creationtwo, a photo by lindyloo makes on Flickr.

My Jubilee special

Well its almost here! The Queens Jubilee. Hope you all have a great time and enjoy all the pomp and ceremony of the day. I expect most of you will be celebrating with friends and family, but others like my husband will be working. So bare a thought for people like him who won't be able to celebrate on  the day.

I have found a few red, white and blue bits and pieces in my craft room to make a Jubilee collage. Hope you like it.

 The vintage buttons were given to me by a kind friend.

I love red, white and blue together . It makes me feel so proud to be British. 

Tears come to my eyes when the National Anthem is sung............xx