Some french doors - Part I

Do you remember that I mentioned I still have more photos from our holidays to share with you? I took them specially for the blog.
Today I will share some of them. In this case: doors from two regions of France, Normandy and Brittany.
For me doors are magic, make me imagine what may be happening inside. How do they live? What are they doing now?
I would have loved if some of the lucky owners of these doors opened them and asked me to come in... but didn't happen! 
During the few days I will be showing you doors (in two posts because there are too many photos) and windows of those two regions.
Enjoy and dream like me!

Aren't they beautiful!

Seeing the photos makes me want to be there again!

Two little creatures with a lot to give

These days two little creatures surprised me at home.

I was working with my cactus, doing a little gardening and on this little piece of wood

A little snail appeared.

can you see it? isn't it wonderful> so little that it was really difficult to photograph. Little but perfect. Black and really really fast.

Also a little cactus decided it was its time to be noticed. And appeared with this.

the next day...

this morning....

and this afternoon... surprise!

 OMG! Such a little cactus has this power inside! A HUGE flower for this little one.

 Good for you!

We don't have to go far from home to find wonderful nature treasures.

The look, the place

Things as people need to find their place. I often move things around until THE place is found. These two paimtings I made found it! And now are waiting for more paimtings to join them!

My first cover

I'm in a techniques testing stage, I guess ... I had a very nice piece of fabric that I bought some time ago to make pillows ... and the idea appeared.
This is the very first time I ever try to cover anything and to be totally honest, I haven't done any research. Just had the idea and the materials... so it has its imperfections.  

These are the materials...

I painted the little chair with latex and then added some details.

New media.... My first digital drawing!

Just starting.... Like a kid trying to learn how to write!

The patient side table

This is the story of a patient bedside table... It belonged to my aunt Porota and since it came to me has been waiting for a makeover in my studio. But the wait is over!

For 10 years we didn't have proper bedside tables, or at least as we wished them to be: as soon as we were married (and for a few years) we had two boxes, then two very economic light tables that I barely painted, for them not to look so basic and now... finally ... two night tables as want them to be.

The colours is not so usual... you are right. But the entire room makes everything harmonise ... or so we think with my husband and we are happy!
I painted with latex in two colors (Cranberry and Ciboulette from Colorin) and waxed it.

in situ

And this is what is around the bedroom...



No, not my authorship. It must be the work of a skilled anonymous craftsman from distant latitudes.

And this is its partner. I painted it before.

Guess which is mine and which my husband's...

Happy new year!

Happy new year! 2013 is already here! 

Every year leaves us with lots of moments we treasure: smells, colours, images, experience and feelings.
2012 was a year full of moments for me: some of them I liked, some I loved and also some of them I would preferred not to have. Through all that moments, my art was a way to live and express myself.

Lets treasure those moments and celebrate! I couldn´t find a better way than sharing with you a collage of some of the things I've done in 2012.
By doing this collage I found that painting was one of the ways I most used... I guess that I had a lot to express! :)

Every beginning makes me feel energised! and the best way for me to start 2013 was with two projects. Of course, at the same time.

A bedside table that is almost ready (poor thing, it has been waiting in my studio for more than a year for a proper makeover) and a painting (still only the sketch).

Later this week I will share more photos of the bedside table. For now, only a preview.

A bonus: these beautiful summer flowers are now near my studio entrance.