The tea party, Inspiration Avenue Tea Time challenge

 She prepared the table for tea time, it would be the first one on one with her future mother in law.
She wanted everything to be perfect. The sun was shining, the table set for two. She used her favorite tablecloth and china, chose fresh flowers and baked fresh goodies.

She hoped it would be a memorable tea party and the beginning of a wonderful relationship.

Perennial Enchantment, Perennial Nemisis

 Perennial enchantment. As a child she believed in fairies. They were hiding in the flowers and ferns, Peonies being the favorite flower their blooms like fancy dresses, ruffled, frilled and pink.
That there could be magical winged creatures hiding within them only added to their allure.
Could there be.....
Perennial nemisis in the form of the worst of the weeds, she pulled them mulched over them starved them and they continued to outwit and outlast her. Yet looking at them as flowers they are quite lovely!

Gesture Illustration Friday

 He had never brought flowers to a girl before but as a gesture of his true affections....A little play with watercolor and digital coloring.

 As a gesture of kindness she prepared the guest room for her visitors. Fresh flowers, water with lemon & mint, a selection of good books to browse. The bed turned down for the late arrival, a picture of comfort.

 Again a play with both watercolor and digital painting, which do you think is more appealing?

 As a gesture to her creative nature she made her wedding gown. It became a creation of borrowed, old and recycled as she used old family lines to baste together a bit of history.

Stay Illustration Friday

Stay, or perhaps sit? Could there be a treat in the hidden hand?

Laughter is the best remedy

Laughter might be the best medicine but remedy is pretty close.For Illustration Friday Remedy Challenge. Playing with watercolor and pen and ink. A long weekend here in Canada, sunshine and laughter it feels like summer. For Paint Party Friday Challenge of Summer.

I'm hearing the children in the

neighborhood running down to the beach and fireworks at Butchart Gardens last night.
Heading out into the garden to start watering again. Suddenly everything is dry.

Midsummers Night Illustration Friday

Summer will it ever get warm? Nicotiana is one of my favorite summer flowers sweetly scented in the evening.
Watercolor and pen and ink in layers.

Launch

Launch .illustration friday  challenge. This gave me all kinds of ideas....
Butterflies and bees launching themselves from flower to flower.
I've added to this post with similar versions in watercolor. I'm playing between the two mediums.
paint party friday challenges
is all about challenges as muse. Here the muse is gardens, which ties into theme thursday challenge of summer.

Launching into a new sketch book/or writing a new story.










Or Super Boy launching off the hillside....flying........

Swept up, swept away? Illustration friday

A little romance. Swept up, swept away....
Illustration friday swept challenge.

Boats

Play with boats, for sunday postcard art some  digital play. Which one do you think works best?

I started this with a textile design for Spoonflower but when I saw the challenge was boats thought I might rework it. Spent some time this morning on my brothers boat. Calm and sun filled.

Illustration friday shadows

Shadow play illustration friday. Two cat who could be friends but are usually back to back avoiding one another. This japanese maple moves with the breeze casting dancing shadows. The japanese glass floats create a special mulch at the base of the tree. All glow and move with the sunlight.

And since there are elements of pink and brown I'm adding themethursday to the posting :)