drawing challenge 185: R E E F

the theme this week is chosen by Katrin
please visit her blog for the link to the other participants

reef
i immediately thought of Daan Roosegaarde
and his poetic project 'waterlicht'
a dream landscape about the power and poetry of water
a large part of the Netherlands lies below sealevel
in these images people seem reef  ;^))

sorry, nothing self-made this week
i worked 6 days
just one more busy week
before i get into calmer waters



rif
ik moest meteen denken aan Daan Roosegaarde
en zijn poëtische project 'waterlicht'
een droomlandschap over de kracht en poëzie van water
een groot deel van Nederland ligt onder zeeniveau
in deze afbeeldingen lijken de mensen het rif  ;^))

sorry, niets zelfgemaakt deze week
ik heb 6 dagen gewerkt
nog één drukke week
voordat ik in rustiger water kom

drawing challenge 184: RHYTHM

the theme of this week is chosen by Veronica
please visit her blog for the link to the other participants

rhythm
i haven't found mine yet
after re-starting teaching in August
i am still looking....
but
i can feel the rhythm of my heartbeat
which sometimes skips when i lie awake
pondering about the day to come
i see the rhythm of the seasons
in the bulbs outside and in
the rhythm of the days and nights
white and black
life and death
....
circles

that beautiful blue moon is hanging on my wall
and the circles come from the book by Inez van Oord

my life a circle
with it's own rhythm

the last day of the year....

the last day of the year....
looking back, reminisce, remember and rethink
the good and the lesser things....

it was a tough year
some losses....
but also some positive things, like my new job!
and thanks to the travel time of three hours on a working day
i read a lot, over 70 books; ^))

some of my favorites are:
'Alice in Wonderland' Lewis Carroll - translated by Sofia Engelsman and with the wonderful illustrations by Floor Rieder
'Het lied en de waarheid' Helga Ruebsamen
'Us' David Nicholls (in dutch called 'We')
'Abundance' Alys Fowler (in dutch 'Rijke Oogst')
'A temporary Matter' Jhumpa Lahiri
'Butterflies in November' Auður Ava Olafsdóttir (so fine  ;^))
'Claire Marvel' John Burnham Schwartz (for the third time ;^))
'Olive Kitteridge' Elizabeth Strout
all 20 shortstories about Miss Marple by Agatha Christie
'To kill a Mocking Bird' Harper Lee (again ;^))
'Man with a Blue Scarf, on sitting for a Portrait by Lucian Freud' Martin Gayford
rereading all books by Marianne Fredriksson and loved them again
'The history of Love' Nicole Krauss
and last but not least
the book by Merlijne Marell 'Schobbejacques en de 7 geiten' (only in dutch but so worth it!!)

here you can find my lists of 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011

enjoy 
and
A HAPPY 2016!!

drawing challenge 181: C A L M

the theme of this week is chosen by Veronica
please visit her blog for the link to the other participants


what C A L M me is
his hand in mine as i fall asleep
reading books
a long walk in the woods
the little body of Splinter (sweet memories)
and the sea
always the sea....
the sound of breaking waves
the heartbeaut of mother earth

linen, acrylic paint and a palette knife
the making is CALMing and soothing



wat mij kalmeert is
zijn hand in de mijne als ik in slaap val
boeken lezen
een lange wandeling in het bos
het lichaampje van Splinter (zoete herinneringen ;^)))
en de zee
altijd de zee ....
het geluid van de brekende golven
de hartslag van moeder aarde

linnen, acrylverf en een paletmes
het maken is kalmerend en rustgevend