tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589599845520448442024-02-07T07:20:35.793+01:00Patrice A.Patrice A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01327503216837855891noreply@blogger.comBlogger395125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558959984552044844.post-66683745733379306712018-05-12T13:25:00.000+02:002018-05-12T13:30:20.158+02:00m e e t i n g<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://woolfenbell.blogspot.nl/">Nadine</a> and i meet the day before</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">we start at <a href="https://www.villa-augustus.nl/">Villa Augustus</a> with coffee and cake</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and <a href="https://www.kunsthal.nl/nl/plan-je-bezoek/tentoonstellingen/hyperrealisme-sculptuur/">meet nudes </a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at the </span><a href="https://www.kunsthal.nl/nl/#tijdlijn-2018-05" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kunsthal</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in Rotterdam</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the next day we meet <a href="http://www.ingridvandenbrand.com/">Ingrid</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://pietheineek.nl/">at the same place</a> as <a href="http://patriceaarts.blogspot.nl/2012/06/een-ontmoeting.html"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">six years</span></b> ago</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">so many years and things in between</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but it doesn't feel like it</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">two days full of words and stories,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">laughter, food, and friendship</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">thanks! <span style="color: #ea9999;"><b>X</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Nadine en ik ontmoeten elkaar de dag ervoor</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>we starten in Villa Augustus met koffie en taart</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>en ontmoeten naakten </i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in de Kunsthal in Rotterdam</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>de volgende dag ontmoeten we Ingrid</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>op dezelfde plaats als zes jaar geleden</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>zoveel jaren en dingen er tussenin</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>maar het voelt niet zo</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>twee dagen vol woorden en verhalen,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>gelach, eten en vriendschap</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>bedankt! <span style="color: #ea9999;"><b>X</b></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">1.5 years later....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">instagram came and made me stop blogging</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but i miss blogging, the slowness and storytelling of it </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and wonder, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is there anybody out there who will read this?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">should i start again?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">H E L L O......</span>Patrice A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01327503216837855891noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558959984552044844.post-70899425782389698762016-09-25T15:33:00.000+02:002016-09-25T15:33:28.554+02:00drawing/art challenge 198: T I D E<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>T I D E</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">thinking of </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the sea</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of the <b><span style="color: #45818e;">tide</span></b> coming in</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the moon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of course</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">thinking of</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the proverbs and sayings with water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">while the work piles up around me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">like a <b><span style="color: #45818e;">tide</span></b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">coming in</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a5WyAjL1MM">this song</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of course!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">thank you <b><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;"><a href="http://arianereichardt.blogspot.nl/2016/09/ac-198-tide.html">dear Ariane</a></span></b> for this fine theme</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">please visit her blog for the link to the other participants</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">what i used:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">printing ink mixed into a gray blue</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">stencil technique à la<b><a href="https://www.google.nl/search?q=H.N.+Werkman&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=638&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjf2qaX0KrPAhVH2hoKHRpkB5wQ_AUIBigB"> Werkman</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">colored pencil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">papersize 50x70 cm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i found this image of a pinboard i made sometime ago </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as an insparation for a series of linocuts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">about gardening, memories and flowers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the images are now in a box</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for when i have more time....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">today for the first time i had the idea</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i'm going to make it</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i will get this work (for my work!) done </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">before the holiday begins</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and that feels so nice!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">after that there will be time ;^))</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">outside a blackbird sings</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">despite the tough rain showers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i look at that image</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and think of these words:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>'If I cannot do great things,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>I can do small things</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>in a great way.'</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><i style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a></span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>B L U E</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as a summer sky</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">infinite <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">blue</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i often feel <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">blue</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but probably less</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in a dress</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">like this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">please visit the blogs of the other participants:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://arianereichardt.blogspot.nl/2016/06/ac-196-blue.html">Ariane</a>, <a href="http://fischefrauen.blogspot.nl/">Fische Frauen</a>, <a href="http://miztlee.blogspot.nl/2016/06/montana-blues.html">Tammie</a>, <a href="http://woolfenbell.blogspot.nl/2016/06/ac-blue-like-deep-sea.html">Nadine</a>, <a href="http://hihappypanda.blogspot.nl/">Rachel</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://ericadamajournal.blogspot.nl/">Eric</a>, <a href="http://veronicaroth.com/days-must-happen/">Veronica</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joheadington/">Joanne</a>, <a href="http://barbarabeesblog.blogspot.nl/">Barbara</a>, <a href="http://olgainoue.blogspot.nl/">Olga</a>, <a href="http://sharmond.blogspot.nl/2016/06/drawing-challenge-blue.html">Sharmon</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://stefanieseltner.blogspot.nl/">Stefanie</a> and <a href="http://thefairyyellowbugqueen.blogspot.nl/2016/06/red-wall.html">Norma</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">THANK YOU</span></b> all for joining! xxx</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">ingredients for my dress to impress:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">forget-me-nots, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">delphiniums, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">geraniums, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nigella</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the snails have a <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">GARDEN PARTY</span></b> in our garden</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which was the theme </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of the <a href="http://arianereichardt.blogspot.nl/2016/05/ac-195-garden-party.html">last drawing challenge/art challenge</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hosted by sweet <b><a href="http://beautyflows.blogspot.nl/2016/05/king-boletes.html">TAMMIE</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i really would like to join the art challenge again</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that's why i force myself to be the host ;^))</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the coming weeks </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will be even more filled with work</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because i need to finish much </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">before the summer holidays</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and than there are the headaches </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(probably related to work ;^))</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so it's sometimes difficult to focus</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in between i work in the garden</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>enjoying the incredible blue </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>of the lupins and delphiniums</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so, hence the theme for the 196th challenge of JUNE 11-12:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>how it works:</i></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><i>if you want to join, leave a comment saying you are in</i></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><i>the following weekend the 'drawings' are shown on the blogs of the participants</i></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><i>and the host links to them all</i></span></span>Patrice A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01327503216837855891noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558959984552044844.post-78357102406084575172016-05-16T08:00:00.001+02:002016-05-16T08:00:05.918+02:00art challenge 194: S K Y<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">the theme this week is chosen by <b><span style="color: #45818e;">Eric</span></b> of <a href="http://ericadamajournal.blogspot.nl/2016/05/art-challenge-194-sky.html#.Vzlhv5GLTIU">CERULEAN</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">i had plans, as always</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">but to little time, as always....</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">after days of hard work with my father</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">- we have rebuilt our attic -</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">it was time to paint those new walls</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">- instead of making a drawing for this art challenge-</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">in a soft grey like the <b><span style="color: #76a5af;">sky</span></b> outside</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">i painted the walls of the room of youngest</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">in a beautiful <b><span style="color: #76a5af;">sky</span></b>blue</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">at the end of the day</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">the sun broke through</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">the<span style="color: #76a5af;"> <b>sky!!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it's exactly two months ago </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that i posted something</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.... sorry! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and.... </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i wonder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is there <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">someone visting me</span></b> here nowadays?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i have been busy, no, i still am very busy with the job</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and i will be even more busy the coming months</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">next to teaching i have </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a new additional task: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">thinking about and writing </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the curriculum for next year</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that's why it was so quiet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i miss being here, and i realize that i have not enjoyed it enough</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the years that i was working from home and had the time, so much time</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you can follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Patrice-A-383814841770618/"><b>facebook</b></a> and <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/patrice.aarts/">instagram</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but i am not sure if that's what i want</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i loved this blog and the blogworld, so....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ok</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">back to work! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with this sentence in mind</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(do not know from whom or where....)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">x</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>'Meet yourself</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>where you are right now</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>with kindness</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>openess</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>and patience.'</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's time for more silence.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>COCOON</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">drawing challenge 189</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">annually</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at the end of the winter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i long for a soft white place</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to hibernate</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a <b><span style="color: #e06666;">cocoon</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in which i can curl</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a safe embrace</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">waiting for spring</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">before i get out</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">converted and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with</span><b style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> wings</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in the color of the sky</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">i used a form that i crocheted years ago</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and turned it into a cocoon on a branch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the bookprinting/quote and linocut </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">are works that i made earlier</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">please visit the blogs to the other participants:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://woolfenbell.blogspot.nl/2016/02/drawing-cocoon-winter-cycle.html">Nadine</a>, <a href="http://barbarabeesblog.blogspot.nl/2016/02/drawing-challenge-cocoon.html">Barbara</a>, <a href="http://arianereichardt.blogspot.nl/2016/02/dc-189-cocoon.html">Ariane</a>, <a href="http://www.schreibtischwelten.de/2016/02/20/mein-kokon-drawing-challenge-cocoon/">Lucia</a>, <a href="http://thefairyyellowbugqueen.blogspot.nl/2016/02/cocoon.html">Norma</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://vivereest.blogspot.nl/2016/02/creepy-cocoon.html">Leena</a>, <a href="http://sharmond.blogspot.nl/">Sharmon</a>, <a href="http://oloratrementina.blogspot.nl/2016/02/cocoon-drawing-challenge.html">Roberto</a>,<a href="http://veronicaroth.com/patrices-drawing-challenge-cocoon/"> Veronica</a>, <a href="http://beautyflows.blogspot.nl/2016/02/dc-cocoon.html">Tammie</a>,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://stefanieseltner.blogspot.nl/2016/02/drawing-challenge-cocoon-kokon.html">Stefanie</a>, <a href="http://manoswelt.blogspot.nl/2016/02/drawing-challeng-cocoon-kokon.html">Mano</a>, <a href="http://ericadamajournal.blogspot.nl/">Eric</a> and <a href="http://tastie74.blogspot.nl/2016/02/drawing-challenge-cocoon-one-year-one.html">Tania</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and <b><span style="color: #ea9999;">THANK YOU</span></b> all for joining!! xxx</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ok, i do not want to keep whining about how busy i am</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">about the 3 days teaching and read-in, prepare and more</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(and don't get me wrong, <b>my job is FUN!!</b>)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i do not want to complain about the household</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and the feeling of having no time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">no time to make something, to create</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">how do other people do that? i regularly ask myself</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i would like to hibernate</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and wake up when spring has arrived</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>involucre</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>casing</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>for protection</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">before i will pupate</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hence the theme for dc 189 of Februari 20 - 21: </span><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>COCOON</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>the following weekend the 'drawings' are shown on the blogs of the participants</i></span><br />
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Patrice A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01327503216837855891noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558959984552044844.post-83186750864091178212016-02-07T14:55:00.000+01:002016-02-12T17:08:35.349+01:00drawing challenge 187: SIXES AND SEVENS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the theme this week is chosen by <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://woolfenbell.blogspot.nl/">NADINE-tinyWOOLF</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">please visit <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://woolfenbell.blogspot.nl/2016/02/drawing-6-and-7.html">her blog</a></span> for the link to the other participants</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>sixes and sevens</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in the meaning 'state of confusion or disarray'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is written all over me lately</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i looked up some old work</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a self-portrait made of several polaroid pictures</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sorry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for my absence</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and the fact that i hardly drop by</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">AND: </span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>next weekend i will be the host of the 188th drawing challenge</strike></span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>i will post the theme on wednesday the 10th</strike></span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strike>well... i hope to do that ;^))</strike></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>SORRY!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>I WILL HOST the 189th drawing challenge</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>more on that next tuesday</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>in de betekenis van 'staat van verwarring of wanorde'</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>staat op mijn lijf geschreven, de laatste tijd</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>ik heb wat oud werk opgezocht</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>een zelfportret gemaakt van verschillende polaroidbeelden</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>sorry </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>voor mijn afwezigheid</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>en het feit dat ik vrijwel niet langskom</i></span></div>
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<br />Patrice A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01327503216837855891noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558959984552044844.post-19481536111757417192016-02-02T14:25:00.000+01:002016-02-02T14:25:49.126+01:00monthly quote: F E B R U A R Y<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>'There's a crack in everything,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>that's how the light gets in.'</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen"> Leonard Cohen</a></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this sentence is spinning in my mind</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it's what i try to do</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it's how i want to be</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to see the crack</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">feel the light</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>deze zin is spint in mijn hoofd</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>het is wat ik probeer te doen</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>het is hoe ik wil zijn</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>de scheur zien</i></span><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">het licht voelen</i><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Patrice A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01327503216837855891noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558959984552044844.post-31801556281446048022016-01-24T10:32:00.000+01:002016-01-24T10:32:19.711+01:00drawing challenge 185: R E E F<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the theme this week is chosen by <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://fischefrauen.blogspot.de/">Katrin</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">please visit <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://fischefrauen.blogspot.de/2016/01/drawing-challenge-185-riff-reef.html">her blog</a></span> for the link to the other participants</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>reef</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i immediately thought of <a href="https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/info/">Daan Roosegaarde</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and his poetic project '<a href="https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/waterlicht-1/"><b>waterlicht</b></a>'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a dream landscape about the power and poetry of water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a large part of the Netherlands lies below sealevel</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in these images people seem reef ;^))</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">sorry, nothing self-made this week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">i worked 6 days</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">just one more busy week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">before i get into calmer waters</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>rif</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ik moest meteen denken aan <a href="https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/info/">Daan Roosegaarde</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">en zijn poëtische project '<b><a href="https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/waterlicht-1/">waterlicht</a></b>'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">een droomlandschap over de kracht en poëzie van water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">een groot deel van Nederland ligt onder zeeniveau</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in deze afbeeldingen lijken de mensen het rif ;^))</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">sorry, niets zelfgemaakt deze week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">ik heb 6 dagen gewerkt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">nog één drukke week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">voordat ik in rustiger water kom</span>Patrice A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01327503216837855891noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558959984552044844.post-23324630476076892842016-01-16T16:53:00.001+01:002016-02-16T15:35:49.095+01:00drawing challenge 184: RHYTHM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">please visit <a href="http://veronicaroth.com/drawing-challenge-rhythm-2/"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>her blog</b></span> </a>for the link to the other participants</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>rhythm</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i haven't found mine yet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">after re-starting teaching in August</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i am still looking....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i can feel the <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">rhythm</span></b> of my heartbeat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">which sometimes skips when i lie awake</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pondering about the day to come</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i see the <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">rhythm</span></b> of the seasons</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in the bulbs outside and in</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the<span style="color: #0b5394;"> <b>rhythm</b></span> of the days and nights</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">white and black</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">life and death</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">circles</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that <a href="http://store.sunofwolves.com/"><b>beautiful blue moon</b></a> is hanging on my wall</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and the circles come from the book by <b><a href="http://www.inezvanoord.com/nl">Inez van Oord</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">my life a circle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with it's own <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">rhythm</span></b></span><br />
<br />Patrice A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01327503216837855891noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558959984552044844.post-87652779677927524642015-12-31T16:03:00.001+01:002015-12-31T18:20:15.889+01:00the last day of the year....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the last day of the year....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">looking back, reminisce, remember and rethink</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the good and the lesser things....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it was a tough year</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">some losses....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but also some positive things, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">like my new job!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and thanks to the travel time of three hours on a working day</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i read a lot, over 70 books; ^))</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">some of my favorites are:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'<a href="http://www.gottmer.nl/kinderboeken/alice-in-wonderland.html">Alice in Wonderland' Lewis Carroll - translated by Sofia Engelsman and with the wonderful illustrations by Floor Rieder</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Het lied en de waarheid' <a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helga_Ruebsamen">Helga Ruebsamen</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Us' <a href="http://www.davidnichollswriter.com/">David Nicholls</a> (in dutch called 'We')</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Abundance' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alys_Fowler">Alys Fowler</a> (in dutch 'Rijke Oogst')</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'A temporary Matter' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jhumpa_Lahiri">Jhumpa Lahiri</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Butterflies in November' <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5584054.Au_ur_Ava_lafsd_ttir">Auður Ava Olafsdóttir</a> (so fine ;^))</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Claire Marvel' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Burnham_Schwartz">John Burnham Schwartz</a> (for the third time ;^))</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Kitteridge">'Olive Kitteridge'</a> Elizabeth Strout</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">all 20 shortstories about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Marple">Miss Marple</a> by Agatha Christie</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">'<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Lee">To kill a Mocking Bird' Harper Lee</a> (again ;^))</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">'<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8709540-man-with-a-blue-scarf">Man with a Blue Scarf, on sitting for a Portrait by Lucian Freud</a>' Martin Gayford</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">rereading all books by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/72467.Marianne_Fredriksson">Marianne Fredriksson</a> and loved them again</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Love">The history of Love</a>' Nicole Krauss</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and last but not least</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the book by <a href="http://merlijnemarell.tumblr.com/">Merlijne Marell</a> '<a href="http://www.loopvis.nl/index.php/boeken/schobbejacques-en-de-7-geiten/">Schobbejacques en de 7 geiten</a>' (only in dutch but so worth it!!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">here you can find my lists of <a href="http://patriceaarts.blogspot.nl/2014/12/books.html"><b>2014</b></a>, <a href="http://patriceaarts.blogspot.nl/2013/12/books.html"><b>2013</b></a>, <a href="http://patriceaarts.blogspot.nl/2012/12/mijn-2012-in-boeken.html"><b>2012</b></a> and <a href="http://patriceaarts.blogspot.nl/2011/12/lezen.html"><b>2011</b></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">enjoy </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">A HAPPY 2016!!</span></span><br />
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Patrice A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01327503216837855891noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558959984552044844.post-8610934625599230232015-11-22T16:39:00.001+01:002015-11-22T16:40:30.771+01:00drawing challenge 181: C A L M<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the theme of this week is chosen by <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://veronicaroth.com/">Veronica</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">please visit <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://veronicaroth.com/drawing-challenge-calm/">her blog</a></span> for the link to the other participants</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">what <span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">C A L M</span> me is</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">his hand in mine as i fall asleep</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">reading books</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a long walk in the woods</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the little body of Splinter (sweet memories)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and the sea</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">always the sea....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the sound of breaking waves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the heartbeaut of mother earth</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">linen, acrylic paint and a palette knife</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the making is </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">CALM</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">ing and soothing</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>wat mij kalmeert is</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>zijn hand in de mijne als ik in slaap val</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>boeken lezen</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>een lange wandeling in het bos</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>het lichaampje van Splinter (zoete herinneringen ;^)))</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>en de zee</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>altijd de zee ....</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>het geluid van de brekende golven</i></span><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">de hartslag van moeder aarde</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>linnen, acrylverf en een paletmes</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>het maken is kalmerend en rustgevend</i></span>Patrice A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01327503216837855891noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558959984552044844.post-48676512853782320672015-11-15T15:15:00.001+01:002015-11-15T18:32:39.589+01:00drawing challenge 180: D E E R<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">drawing challenge 180!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the theme is chosen by <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://beautyflows.blogspot.de/">Tammie</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">please <a href="http://beautyflows.blogspot.de/2015/11/drawing-challenge-deer.html">visit <span style="font-size: large;">her blog</span></a> for the link to the other participants</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">my last blog was a month ago</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i miss it, the blogging, the drawing challenges</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and i really wanted to participate and draw</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but i didn't</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sorry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i watched the news.... 13.11.15....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and long for love and humanity,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">friendship and warm arms</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i wish the world could be as</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in the stories of <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toon_Tellegen">Toon Tellegen</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">although there are no <b><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">deer</span></b> occur in his stories ;^))</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(image: my little Schleich deer)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with love</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">xx</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>mijn laatste blog was een maand geleden</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>ik mis het, het bloggen, de drawing challenges</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>en ik wilde echt meedoen en tekenen</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>maar ik deed het niet</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>sorry</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>ik keek het nieuws.... 13.11.15....</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>en verlang naar liefde en menselijkheid,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>naar vriendschap en warme armen</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>ik zou willen dat de wereld kon zijn als</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>in de verhalen van <b><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toon_Tellegen">Toon Tellegen</a></b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>hoewel er geen<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><b> hert</b></span> in zijn verhalen voorkomt ;^))</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>(image: mijn kleine Schleich herten)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>m</i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">et liefde</i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">xx</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">lately....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i have </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">read a lot <span style="font-size: x-small;">(in the train on my way to work ;^)))</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">worked hard</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">slept little....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dreamed about linocuts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">visited Delft again</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">laughed loudly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">cried silently</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">these were busy months</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">just one more week and then i have holidays</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so, so welcome</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sorry for the silence</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but i am still here</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>de laatste tijd....</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>heb ik</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>veel gelezen <span style="font-size: x-small;">(in de trein op weg naar mijn werk ; ^)))</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>hard gewerkt</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>weinig geslapen....</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>gedroomd over linosnedes</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>opnieuw een bezoek gebracht aan Delft</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>luid gelachen</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>stilletjes gehuild</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>het waren drukke maanden</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>nog een week en dan heb ik vakantie</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>zo, zo welkom</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>sorry voor de stilte</i></span><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">maar ik ben nog steeds hier</i>Patrice A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01327503216837855891noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558959984552044844.post-65526906440826205492015-09-29T09:01:00.001+02:002015-09-29T09:01:58.970+02:00exhibition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">together with <a href="http://www.loesvanoosten.com/">Loes van Oosten</a> and <a href="http://cargocollective.com/romymaasdam">Romy Maasdam</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i will have an <span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">exhibition </span>from october till december</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at <a href="http://www.atelierindrukwekkend.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Atelier Indrukwekkend</span></a> in Delft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">therefore i made something new</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with <b><span style="color: #76a5af;">feathers</span></b> ;^))</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>samen met <a href="http://www.loesvanoosten.com/">Loes van Oosten</a> en <a href="http://cargocollective.com/romymaasdam">Romy Maasdam</a></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>heb ik een <span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">tentoonstelling</span> van oktober tot december</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>bij <a href="http://www.atelierindrukwekkend.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Atelier Indrukwekkend</span></a> in Delft</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>daarvoor maakte ik iets nieuws</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>met <b><span style="color: #76a5af;">veren</span></b>; ^))</i></span>Patrice A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01327503216837855891noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558959984552044844.post-64008832523589690392015-09-19T13:49:00.001+02:002015-10-11T15:38:45.226+02:00drawing challenge 176: S K I N<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the theme of the 176th drawing challenge is chosen by <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://woolfenbell.blogspot.nl/">tinywoolf NADINE</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">please visit <a href="http://woolfenbell.blogspot.nl/2015/09/drawing-skin.html"><span style="font-size: large;">her blog</span> </a>for the link to the other participants</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;">the <b><span style="color: #e06666;">skin</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">our largest organ</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">our </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="color: #e06666;">skin</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;">the shell in which we live</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;">vulnerable and sensitive</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;">which we protect and criticize</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;">the pimples, pores, spots and wrinkles....</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;">meet me and my family</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">up close!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;">the part we see </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.48px;">when kissing on the cheek ;^))</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;">youngest with his young soft <b><span style="color: #ea9999;">skin</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;">eldest with his vulnerable allergic <b><span style="color: #ea9999;">skin</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;">and my love the sailor with his outdoor wrinkled <b><span style="color: #ea9999;">skin</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><b><span style="color: #ea9999;"><br /></span></b></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;">and all week</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;">i had <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiSKXxWgA4w"><b>this song</b> </a>in my head</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ve_Got_You_Under_My_Skin"><b>'i've got you under my skin'</b></a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">a drawing on tracing paper using my favorite colored pencils</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">the image of my three man</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">which they give to me on my birthday every year underneath</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the theme of this week is chosen by <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://veronicaroth.com/">Veronica</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">please visit <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://veronicaroth.com/drawing-challenge-pocket/">her blog</a></span> for the link to the other participants</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i used to have these stones</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in my <b><span style="color: #ea9999;">pocket</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nowadays i carry them in my bag</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a<span style="color: #ea9999;"> <b>rose quartz</b></span>: strengthens the heart</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a rhinestone: for increased energy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a lazurite: relieves headaches</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the <span style="color: #ea9999;"><b>rose quartz</b></span> was a gift which</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my youngest son once gave to me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and tomorrow we celebrate his</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15th birthday</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">hooray!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>ik had vroeger deze stenen</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>in mijn '<b><span style="color: #ea9999;">pocket</span></b>'</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>tegenwoordig draag ik ze in mijn tas</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>een <span style="color: #ea9999;"><b>rozenkwarts</b></span>: versterkt het hart</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>een bergkristal: voor meer energie</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>een lazuriet: verlicht hoofdpijn</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>de <span style="color: #ea9999;"><b>rozenkwarts</b></span> was een geschenk die</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>mijn jongste zoon ooit gaf aan mij</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>en morgen vieren we zijn</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>15e verjaardag</i></span><br />
<i style="color: #e06666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">hoera!!</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">finally.... an <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/patriceaarts">etsyshop update</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">boy, did that take long....</span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>but it's done! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">these images are from a few weeks ago</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when i was happily printing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">just before i started my new job</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.... i miss the smell of the printing ink</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the sound of miss Stuttgart</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">soon, soon....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for now</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">very welcome in <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/patriceaarts">my shop</a></b>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>eindelijk .... een <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/patriceaarts">etsyshop-update</a></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>jongen, wat duurde dat lang</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>maar het is gedaan!</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>deze foto's zijn van enkele weken geleden</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>toen gelukkig aan het afdrukken was</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>net voordat ik begon bij mijn nieuwe baan</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>.... ik mis de geur van de drukinkt</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>het geluid van miss Stuttgart</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>binnenkort, binnenkort....</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>voor nu</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>hartelijk welkom in <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/patriceaarts">mijn winkel</a></b>!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>'We expect our happiness to come with a sign and bells,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>but it doesn't. But it is there all along, small and plain,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>that you easily can mistake it for something ordinary</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>and fail to see.'</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i> <a href="http://www.rachel-joyce.co.uk/"> Rachel Joyce</a></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i> (From the book '<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Song-Miss-Queenie-Hennessy/dp/0857522450">The love song of miss Queenie Hennessy</a>')</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i am six days late with this monthly quote</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my new job consumes all my time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i miss my days in my studio ....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">however, the work is fun, the students great, my colleagues nice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i slowly get into a rhythm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">slowly i get more time for the things i also love</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>ik ben zes dagen te laat met deze maandelijkse quote</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>mijn nieuwe baan verslindt al mijn tijd</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>ik mis mijn dagen in mijn studio ....</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>maar, het werk is leuk, de studenten geweldig, mijn collega's fijn</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>ik kom langzaamaan in een ritme</i></span><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">langzaam krijg ik meer tijd voor de dingen waar ik ook van hou</i>Patrice A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01327503216837855891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558959984552044844.post-7044532345208367192015-08-23T17:22:00.000+02:002015-08-23T17:22:21.087+02:00drawing challenge 174: T I N Y<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sweet <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://beautyflows.blogspot.de/">Tammie</a></span>'s theme this week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">please visit <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://beautyflows.blogspot.de/2015/08/dc-tiny.html">her blog</a></span> for the link to the other participants</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all those <span style="font-size: x-small;">tiny</span> little seeds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which become the finest vegetables</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in such a short time....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i made a portrait of a chard leaf</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">using watercolor and colored pencil</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i have 'tiny' time for other things than my new job</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sorry! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but i will visit you all as soon as possible </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bye!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>al die <span style="font-size: x-small;">kleine</span> zaadjes</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>die de mooiste groenten worden</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>in zo'n korte tijd ....</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>ik maakte een portret van een snijbiet blad</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>met aquarel en kleurpotlood</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>ik heb weinig tijd voor andere dingen dan mijn nieuwe baan</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>sorry! </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>maar ik zal jullie allen zo snel mogelijk bezoeken</i></span><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dag!</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the drawing challenge continues! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dear woolf <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://woolfenbell.blogspot.nl/">Nadine</a></span>'s theme this week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">please visit <a href="http://woolfenbell.blogspot.nl/2015/08/drawing-image-pandoras-box.html"><span style="font-size: large;">her blog </span>for the link to the other participants</a></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">'an image is worth a thousand words'</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that's the saying</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but is an image still worth that much nowadays?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with its volatility and speed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all those millions of images per day on instagram only</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">and since a few weeks i am one of them ;^))</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all the sharing and showing....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we are on a <b><span style="color: orange;">path</span></b>, can we change that? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and, do we want to change that?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all those questions in my head this week</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and like<a href="http://woolfenbell.blogspot.nl/2015/08/drawing-image-pandoras-box.html"> Nadine</a> i went through images</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in real and on my computer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">this image comes from my <b><a href="https://instagram.com/patrice.aarts">instagram account</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">fine theme and challenge</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it makes me think</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so.... thanXX <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://woolfenbell.blogspot.nl/">Nadine</a></span>!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and hooray! for the drawing challenge</span><br />
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