Leaf Border - Week 16 - The Book of Days

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The week16 theme for my Book of Days was Leaf Border

The images are from an Internet search.

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Mark Twain House - Photograph

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This is 1 of 2 posts of photographs that I took of the Mark Twain House in Hartford, CT recently.

Mark Twain Carriage House Lantern - Photograph

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This is 2 of 2 posts of photographs that I took of the Mark Twain House in Hartford, CT recently.

Harriet Beecher Stowe House - Photograph

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This is a photograph that I took of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Hartford, CT recently.

Katharine Seymour Day House - Photograph

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This is 1 of 3 posts of photographs that I took of the Katharine Seymour Day House in Hartford, CT recently.

Stained Glass Windows - Photograph

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This is 2 of 3 posts of photographs that I took of the Katharine Seymour Day House in Hartford, CT recently.

Dragon and Dove Carvings - Photograph

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This is 3 of 3 posts of photographs that I took of the Katharine Seymour Day House in Hartford, CT recently.

Nathan Hale Homestead - Photograph

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I took this photograph of the Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry, CT recently.

Captain Nathan Hale was caught and hanged as a spy at age 21 by the British in New York in September of 1776. He is famous for his alleged last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

We live in an era of words with watered down meanings. Politicians use the word "Patriot" (one who loves, supports, and defends one's country) to describe people in circumstances that have nothing to do with the definition of the word.

Nathan Hale was a Patriot. He would be appalled at the surveillance state his country has now become.

Stone Bridge Reflection - Photograph

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I took this photograph of a stone bridge reflected in the water near Mill Hollow Park in Fairfield, CT recently.

This is my entry for the following:

Water World Wednesday
Weekend Reflections

Leaves Reflected In Water Ring - Photograph

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I took this photograph of green leaves reflected in a water ring near Mill Hollow Park in Fairfield, CT recently.

Mallard Duck Couple - Photograph

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I took these photographs of a Mallard Duck couple near Mill Hollow Park in Fairfield, CT recently.

Tree - Photograph

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I took this photograph of a tree at Perry's Mill Pond in Fairfield, CT recently.

Great Blue Heron - Photograph

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I took this photograph of a Great Blue Heron in a tree at Perry's Mill Pond in Fairfield, CT recently.

Inner Title Page - The Book of Days

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I created an inner Title Page for my Book of Days.

The vintage images are from an Internet search.

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Envelope - Week 26 - The Book of Days

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The week26 theme for my Book of Days was Envelope.

My art journal page is also my entry for the week three theme for the Summer of Color (SOC) challenge. The challenge was to use two shades of purple and one shade of yellow.

The images are from an Internet search.

The master index for all of my entries is here.

"Summer Carnival/Fun Fair/Amusement Park" - Tag

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For the month of June, I have the honor of being the guest host for Tag Along. This week I chose the challenge theme of "Summer Carnival/Fun Fair/Amusement Park."

The vintage images are from an Internet search.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

"Cape Cod" – Postcard

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This week's Three Muses challenge was "Fish."

I created a piece centered around Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States.

This is also my 1900th blog post.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The font is Benjamin Franklin.

Art Deco Border - Week 22 - The Book of Days

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The week22 theme for my Book of Days was Art Deco Border.

The images are from an Internet search.

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Month of June - The Book of Days

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I created a Calendar theme art journal page for the Month of June page of the weekly planner/journal that I'm using for my Book of Days.

The images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The master index for all of my entries is here.

"Numbers" – Moo (1.1" x 2.8"), 2" x 6" Bookmark, 4" x 6" Postcard

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This week’s Moo Mania challenge was "Numbers."

This is 1 of 2 posts of pieces that I created for the theme. I liked how the Moo looked, so I also created a 2" x 6" Bookmark, and a 4" x 6" Postcard.

I didn't like how the Bookmark and Postcard looked "solid" so I changed the layer opacity, but I didn't quite like how that looked either, so I posted both. But seeing them posted, I prefer the "solid" version of them.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Numbers" – Moo (1.1" x 2.8")

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This week’s Moo Mania challenge was "Numbers."

This is 2 of 2 posts of pieces that I created for the theme.

 I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Road Trip" - Tag

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For the month of June, I have the honor of being the guest host for Tag Along. This week I chose the challenge theme of "Road Trip."

The vintage images are from an Internet search.

The  reference to Interstate 95 (I95) and Savin Rock (Connecticut) is related to the Savin Rock Amusement Park which was closed and demolished in the 1960s. 

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

Some of the fonts can be found on dafont and are:

Brannboll Fet Bold
Lobster 1.4,

"Beauty" – Postcard

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This week's Take a Word challenge was "Beauty."

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Stained Book Page - Week 15 - The Book of Days

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The week15 theme for my Book of Days was Stained Book Page.

I created a dark theme for this. My art journal page is also my entry for the June "Anything Goes" challenge at Dream in Darkness.

This is also my entry for this week's Left of Center Challenge #82 as an "anything goes" theme because it is dark.

The vintage images are from an Internet search.

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Triple Exposure Motion Blur Bird - Photograph

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This is 1 of 3 posts of photographs that I took of birds at the bird feeder in my yard this past week.

This photograph ended up looking like a double or triple exposure snapshot. The head and wings are in motion but look translucent.

Bird on Bird Feeder - Photograph

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This is 2 of 3 posts of photographs that I took of birds at the bird feeder in my yard this past week.

Bird Wings In Motion Blur - Photograph

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This is 3 of 3 posts of photographs that I took of birds at the bird feeder in my yard this past week.

I managed to snap this photograph as this bird was flying at the bird feeder. Besides the motion blur of the wings, there are seeds spraying too.

"Summer in New England" - Tag

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For the month of June, I have the honor of being the guest host for Tag Along. This week I chose the challenge theme of "Beach Days."

The vintage images are from an Internet search. I modified the background.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

One of the fonts is Market Deco.

Color by Number - Week 24 - The Book of Days

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The week24 theme for my Book of Days was Color by Number.

My art journal page was inspired by the week one theme for the Summer of Color (SOC) challenge. The challenge was to use two shades of blue and one shade of green.

The images are from an Internet search.

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Male Northern Cardinal - Photograph

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I took these photographs of a male Northern Cardinal in my yard this past week. They aren't very clear because I took them through a glass window.

"Blue Sky and Golden Light" – Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "At the Beach."

I struggled to come up with something for this due to the recurrence of artist's block. I ended up going to the beat of my own drummer (for the second time with this theme).

The words are from a Chanel No. 5 commercial

I am made of blue sky and golden light
And I will feel this way forever
Share the fantasy
Channel Number Five

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The font is Bernardo Moda Contrast

"Nauticum" - Postcard

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I created a nautical theme postcard.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The words in the background are from the song Come Dancing by the Kinks:

The day they knocked down the Palais
Part of my childhood died, just died

The  reference to Wilcox's Pier, Savin Rock, Conn is related to the Savin Rock Amusement Park which was closed and demolished in the 1960s. 

The font is Smoothie Shoppe

"Celestial" – Tag

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This week I have the honor of being the guest host for Tag Along and I chose the challenge theme of "Celestial."

I printed this and was going to post a photograph of it, but the colors came out too dark, so some of the details weren't noticeable enough.

The background image is from Cosmographia Petri Apiani

The sun image is from A Masque of Days

The phases of the moon image is from Cosmographia Petri Apiani

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.