"Celestial Bottles" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Bottles and Jars".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

"Purple And Gold Skull" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

Full Pink Moon - Week 17 - The Book of Days

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's theme for my Book of Days was Full Pink Moon.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

The master index for all of my entries is here.

"Bowl" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Vessels", which the challenge site said "Google defines vessel as ‘a hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl’ or it can even be used to describe a boat or ship!".

I was unsure what the theme would be, so I waited until it was posted. I decided to use one of the few bowl images that I have, which contained flowers. Spring is filled with blossoming flowers, as Nature returns to life after Winter.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

Old Fashioned Bleeding Hearts - Photograph

© All Rights Reserved

© All Rights Reserved

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I took those photographs today.

"Purple And Yellow" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Purple and Yellow".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

"Wildflowers" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Wildflowers".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

Featured in the weekly sampler.

Cosmos Stars - Week 16 - The Book of Days

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's theme for my Book of Days was Cosmos Stars.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

The master index for all of my entries is here.

CT Partial Total Solar Eclipse - Photograph

© All Rights Reserved

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I took those photographs close to the peak time of the total solar eclipse yesterday. It was only a "partial" eclipse (about 90%) where I am in Connecticut US. It got dimmer, but not dark. I could hear birds chirping normally, so they didn't seem to notice any changes in the amount of sunlight.

"Paris" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Paris".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

Time - Week 15 - The Book of Days

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's theme for my Book of Days was Time.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

The master index for all of my entries is here.

"Nuts And Bolts" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

"Religious Shield" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

-----

But do you practice everything that you preach?
Where is the love?
Can you practice what you preach?

Houdini - Dua Lipa

Where Is the Love? - Black Eyed Peas

"Timepieces" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Timepieces".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

The Sun Queen - Week 14 - The Book of Days

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's theme for my Book of Days was The Sun Queen.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

The master index for all of my entries is here.

"Strong People" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Strong People".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

-----

And these words shall then become
Like Oppression's thundered doom
Ringing through each heart and brain,
Heard again—again—again—

Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number—
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you—
Ye are many—they are few.

~ Percy Bysshe Shelley

Full Worm Moon - Week 13 - The Book of Days

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's theme for my Book of Days was Full Worm Moon.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Raging Rapids - Photograph

© All Rights Reserved

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I took those photographs yesterday afternoon, of the area below where my house is. My area of Connecticut got about 2.5" to 3" of rain, and the roaring water confirmed the volume.

"Celestial Sun" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

"Flower Woman" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Flowers".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

"Cosmos Stars" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Stars".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

Vernal Equinox - Week 12 - The Book of Days

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's theme for my Book of Days was Vernal Equinox.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

The master index for all of my entries is here.

"Gloves" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Gloves".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

Saint Patrick's Day - Week 11 - The Book of Days

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's theme for my Book of Days was Saint Patrick's Day.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

The master index for all of my entries is here.

"Postage People" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Postage Stamp People".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

"Mirror" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Mirror".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

Ouija Raven - Week 10 - The Book of Days

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's theme for my Book of Days was Ouija Raven.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

The master index for all of my entries is here.

-----

I only smile in the dark
My only comfort is the night gone black
I didn't accidentally tell you that
And though I know you can't appreciate it
I'm only happy when it rains
You'll get the message by the time I'm through

(I'm) Only Happy When It Rains - Garbage

"Giraffe" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week I have the honor of guest hosting Sunday Postcard Art, and I chose the challenge theme "Giraffe."

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

"Art Deco Couple" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

"Mail Art" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Mail Art".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

-----

The sun is gonna keep on shining
Can you feel it?
That's the power of love

Alright - Red Carpet (Brad Carter Radio Edit)

The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis and The News

Mail Art - Week 09 - The Book of Days

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's theme for my Book of Days was Mail Art.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

The master index for all of my entries is here.

"Wild West" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Wild West".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

Featured in the weekly sampler.

"Full Snow Moon" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

"The Sun Is Going To Keep On Shining" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

-----

The sun is gonna keep on shining

Alright - Red Carpet (Brad Carter Radio Edit) 

"Sailing Ship" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Sailing Ships".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

"I Could Dance" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

-----

I'm so happy
Feel like running and dancing for joy
Can you feel it?
That's the power of love

I Feel Pretty - from West Side Story

The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis and The News

"Scribbles" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Scribble".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

Full Snow Moon - Week 08 - The Book of Days

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's theme for my Book of Days was Full Snow Moon.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Styrofoam Bead Pebble Snow - Photograph

© All Rights Reserved

© All Rights Reserved

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I took those photographs today.

A few bands of snow fell, but the snow had an odd consistency to it. The snow looked like small, round, Styrofoam beads / small pebble snow.

Snow On Trees - Photograph

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I took that photograph today.

"Broken Heart" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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

-----

But then you saw me, caught you by surprise
A single teardrop falling from your eye

You could've told me that you fell apart
But you walked past me like I wasn't there
And just pretended like you didn't care

--

And now you won't love me for a second time
I realize that I'm much too late
And you deserve someone better

Save Your Tears (for another day) - The Weeknd

"White Space" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "White Space".

Some pale yellow crept into this, despite me trying to make it pale white. Yellow, the color of sunshine, seems to be a recurring, subconscious theme in my artwork lately.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

-----

Life can show no mercy
It can tear your soul apart

And I never saw the writing that was on the wall
That you were crying

And the rain turned into tears upon your face
I hardly recognized the girl you are today

When your world's crashing down
And you can't bear the thought

When the world's crashing down
And you can not bear the cross

'Cause when you feel like you're done
And the darkness has won

I could have told you
This world was never meant for one
As beautiful as you

Lost - Michael Buble

Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) - Don McLean

Heavy Wet Snow On Trees - Photograph

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

I took that photograph looking out of the front window. The heavy wet snow is clinging to all of the trees, and this storm isn't anywhere near done yet. I hope the electricity doesn't go off.

"Magic Keys Book" - Postcard

© All Rights Reserved

(Click on image to enlarge)

This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Keys".

I went to the beat of my own drummer on this. One thing led to another, and I used two keys as metal hardware hinges for a book. A third key is the "magic key" on the cover. The background had a honeycomb pattern, so I added a few bees to complete this piece.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36

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