Marie Taillefer

Hello,

Lazy Sunday.

Rain here today. 

Stops play. 

So we sit and read. 

I flick. 

I found these beautiful images in Bloom magazine by photographer Marie Taillefer. The colour saturation is intense in these botanical blooms. She is illustrating a piece on the perfumer Barnabe Fillon, who uses natural scents, inspired by his travels to create perfume. 

You can almost smell them.

Sitting in the flower bed.

A great morning,

gentle breeze blowing in through the back door,

the odd burst of sun,

and a flurry of creativity.

I managed to finish a few paintings.

This is one.

Sitting in the flower bed.

60 x 90 cm

oil on canvas.

© Kate Kelleher 2011

Happy weekend to you all.

A small set

A small collection of butterflies.

They will be available to buy at my first open studio at Wimbledon Art Studios. 

12-15th May 2011.

In ones, twos, threes. 

However you choose.

Hope to see you there!

..and so you see

via numbereight

via cinoh

via pique-nique

via prettylittleacorns

I have been absent.

Many things are happening behind the scenes here.

A couple of paintings are nearly finished,

and for those of you who follow on face book will already know, 

I have got myself a very little (emphasise on the little) studio.

I will be picking up my paint brush down at Wimbledon Art Studios

as of next month.

Which leaves a quandary.

They have open studios twice a year, (May and November)

which are well attended. 

Do I stop having them here in my home, and concentrate on theirs,

or do I throw myself open and manage both?

Coming home.

Something new.

It needs more work but it is shaping up nicely.

I need to figure out which style I like painting in the best.

One only can presume it must be like trying to choose between different lovers.

They can each offer you something different, but never the less you enjoy them all!

(The last shot was a nice surprise to come home to, thanks Bx)

First buds

found via jaclynpaige

Catrin Welz-Stein via cinoh

The feeling in the air is light today,

I noticed buds starting to point to the blue sky,

come on Spring,

we are waiting patiently for you.

my tumblr

A lot of thought.

Here is my completed painting.

A dream's a dream.

Oil on mixed leaf.

120x80cm.

I am going to have to think carefully how I am showing my paintings on my blog, as a lot of my pictures are being downloaded and while this makes me sad, I also need to do something about it, quite what, I am unsure.