Dear July

I painted this long time ago. Watercolours. 

Linking up with

Nicole's Friday Face Off  and  Gillena's 

Art For Fun Friday

Hello lovely friends, I hope you are all good. I am grateful for this month. Even though I did not make art this month I did do a word search puzzle, I did some reading and colouring. I was not motivated but I am sure things will get better. I've been enjoying fermenting foods at the moment. 

 We had a very bad storm in July and all the houses in our neighbourhood lost a lot of trees. I guess it was a mini tornado because the trees were pulled out of the earth. I am grateful that this month is over and I look forward to August. Heading into fall is my favourite thing in the world. 

A picture of Toronto. 

My husband always sends me pictures from his work.

You can see the CN Tower in the distance. 

Here I have my fermentations. 

I have carrots, peppers, cucumbers, rosemary, basil and what you don't see in this picture is that I also have lemons and garlic too. I would like to make red onions and look forward to making beets and cabbage too. I eat these with every meal and it helps my digestion. 

A sunrise photo from my husbands work. 

Have a lovely August and a lovely weekend. We have a long weekend here in Ontario. 

I hope I will be able to make a vlog soon. I miss making vlogs but I am stuck in my head at the moment. 

Also too many emotions all over the place. 

Thank you all so much! 

Must positivity and sunshine your way!

Maria 

Summerween

I am trying to have some summer fun. I am just embracing what is close to home at the moment. 

How are you all doing? It's been very hot here so I don't go out much in the heat as it makes me a very moody person. lol 

Linking up with Friday Face Off  Hosted by the lovely and talented Nicole.

 Linking up with the lovely and talented Gillena  for Art For Fun Friday. 

Even though it is Saturday today I wanted to join in and share the love. 

On Monday went to the local Library.

These are the two Library books that I took out and I absolutely loved "Pumpkin Heads" by Faith Erin Hicks. I actually really enjoy graphic novels, they are so fun to read. 

Went out to a cafe and had a sandwich, salad and coffee and paid too much for this by the way. 

Prices are very high at the moment. I rarely go out to eat. 

I brought my Leuchtturm1917 with me and did some journaling. 

I love the Luminous Edition. 

So bright and bold and a happy colour. 

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I had to decorate my journal with stickers. 

I love stickers. 

New Artwork and a New Art IG Account

I used gouache paints.

My husband bought me a Blind Box of POP MART Nyota Where Moments Meet Series Plush Doll and I got the ARTIST! :) I think that is serendipity. 

I am trying to enjoy little moments and pretend I am on vacation mode. lol

I bought two books on Monday. I'm very into Summerween at the moment.

"How to Survive a Horror Movie" and "Tastes Like Candy" and  "Welcome Fear City" which I purchased last year. 

Before the heat wave I sat outside. 

Journaling daily on a regular notebook. 

Not a fan of this one and can't wait to finish this notebook. 

Paper matters and this journal is not my favourite. 

Thank you so much for visiting and reading my blog!

I haven't vlogged this month yet but maybe I will make a fun "Summerween" vlog.

Have a lovely weekend!

Summer Flowers All Around Me

Happy Friday my friends! Hope you are all having a lovely summer. June is lovely here in Ontario. 

I am linking up with Nicole's Friday Face Off and Gillena's Art For Fun Friday.

This is Mr. Auggie looking at the camera.

We have a bunny in the yard.

Flowers on my morning walk.

My husband sends me sky photos from work. I love them. 

More Flowers on my walk.

Have a lovely Friday my friends. 

Thank you so much for all your comments and love. 

God Bless you all!

My June Vlog

Thank you!

 

Hello June! Art And Nature

 Hello friends! Happy June! The nice weather has arrived and I've made a few art shorts and a couple of youtube videos. I am happy and excited for summer but just as long as the weather stays in the 20's

I've been having challenging days since I turned 50. Not going to lie. I am feeling a bit lost in the direction of my creative creations. Not sure where, what, how and why. LOL Hopefully I can express my self through my art.

Joining in with Friday Face Off hosted by the talented Nicole and Art For Fun Friday hosted by the talented Gillena. 

May 24th was my 23rd wedding anniversary and hubby bought me flowers and also a lovely patio set where I can sit and read outdoors.

I am truly grateful.

I've been enjoying my morning walks and managed to get my nails done. They do look pretty but how on earth do people work with long nails? I am not getting them done again. lol 

I hope you are having a lovely June and I hope you are staying creative. 

Some recent films that I watched and love:

Uptown Girls

Amelie

Agneta

I truly wish you the very best in June!

Thank you so much if you are reading this and thank you for your comments.

Love and hugs

Maria

Youtube Vlogs

Art For Fun Friday and Friday Face Off

Hello Friday and hello wonderful friends. This past week I've had a bit of a scratchy throat and hot flashes are a nightmare. My head feels a bit heavy. Might be the weather. It's been grey skies for a long time. Well yesterday there was a bit of sun and I loved it. Today is very cold here and it is -14 but feels like -21.

We are supposed to have a weekend storm. I am doing my groceries Saturday morning so I can avoid the storm. I feel I need to get out and walk a bit because being stuck indoors is not my thing. Especially with hot flashes. lol Cold weather is lovely. 

This past week I worked with pastels. It was amazing and very fun. I love how the pastels glide and are creamy and smooth. I want to make some animals but I am not sure what. Any ideas?

 Linking to Nicole's lovely blog for FFO and Gillena's Blog for Art for Fun Friday.

Thank you Nicole and Gillena for hosting lovely blogger parties. 

I made up this character. I realize she has different shape glasses. 

The view from my window. I always make one of these every season. I love rooftops and nature and houses. So much fun to draw. I hope one day we can own our own home. 

I didn't manage to get a vlog together. I will try my best to do so. I've been filming little bits here and there but didn't manage to put it together. I hope you have a wonderful Friday and a lovely weekend my friends.I look forward to visiting your blog and thank you for your kind comments. It means so much to me. Thank you kindly and have a wonderful and creative day. 

Maria

Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'

Happy Friday!

Linking up today with the wonderful and talented Nicole for Friday Face Off  

Thank you Nicole for the Feature! You are inspirational and a wonderful artist that inspires me. I appreciate you so much.

& 

The lovely and wonderful Gillena for Art For Fun Friday 

I can't get this song out of my head...

'Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, Gordon MacRae,Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA 1955

I have started this Leuchtturm1917 Journal in 2022 and I am almost finished it but am I? 

The left side of the pages are not all full. Do you fill up both sides of your Art pages? 

I feel like I am wasting a page so I am going to fill both sides up. 

I guess we make up our own rules right? Our sketchbook our rules. ;)

Also today is 99 days until I turn 50.

I am grateful for each moment on this earth. 

The good, the bad and the ugly. lol 

A true blessing.

Made this little spread in my journal.

this week in the ART Space

Background acrylic paint and the strawberry in pencil crayons. 

A quick little sketch

always thinking about the ocean

This is a reflection on my thoughts and feelings at the moment.

Would love to know your thoughts about this piece. 

Portrait with no reference

New Watercolours! They are bold and bright! Really like these. 

Landscape with the watercolours

A doodle with Sharpie acrylic parker pens

I miss doing junk journaling this week but will continue on the weekend. 

Also I've been working on air dry clay and I am making a little dish for my desk to put some washi tape on and a brush rest for when I am painting. I will show you the results next week. 

I enjoy clay and making little dishes. I think I would like to make some fruit shaped ones! :) FUN!

Thank you for being here and thank you for your time and comments. It means so much to me. I truly hope you are all well my friends and I can't wait to visit your blogs too. 

Stay creative and have a beautiful weekend! 

Maria 

*feel free to use my code: MARIA for 20% off your purchase with Leuchtturm1917. 

Also this month is my mammogram scan. Please pray for me. 🙏

Thank you again! Much love and good health.