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Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Doors and windows scavenger hunt!!



'secret garden'


 This Month Artists in Blogland have come up with a new themed Scavenger Hunt and this month it is 'doors and windows' so I thought I would have a look back at my previous work to see what I could find. The idea is to source any work new or old to fit the theme!

This small canvas was finished last winter and is called ' the secret Garden' named after my favourite children's book by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

                                   
                         

I based  the secret garden doorway on this  on this watercolour I painted of an Old Byre door. I love painting and photographing old doors, the two below were in Yorkshire.


 I love the way the Virginia creeper covers the walls around them.





postcard



This is a little postcard I made for a postcard swap earlier in the year.





Thistles in the window (watercolour pencil August 2013)



I love this old doorway, I took it in york when I was visiting earlier in the year, I think it would make a great collage!

linking up to Artists in Blogland scavenger hunt!!!
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15 comments:

  1. Carol Rigby29 October 2013 at 08:35

    I love the colours and textures of your secret garden.Your lovely robin brought a smile to my face. Thank you for visiting my blog and for your lovely comments.

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  2. Deborah29 October 2013 at 08:36

    Beautiful!

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  3. Terri Corona29 October 2013 at 22:24

    I LOVE old doors and windows, what a fun post to look through, such wonderful art and photos all in one place.

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  4. Unknown30 October 2013 at 10:36

    your collection of doors paintings is beautiful and so much inspiring. Great works!!! 'The Secret Garden' is magical and so delicate. Thank you for sharing and big hugs to you!

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  5. Unknown30 October 2013 at 22:10

    I love old doors! These are so great. The top painting looks so magical hidden behind all those flowers. We used to have a house with a big old gothic door, it was always surprising when little kids would tell me how much they liked our door!! They must have thought our house was super mysterious!!

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  6. Anne1 November 2013 at 03:52

    What a wonderful idea to have a theme as such. Your windows and doors all look so inviting.

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  7. kat1 November 2013 at 14:51

    Oh that door has such a haunted look, wonderful! I love "the secret garden," it's a gorgeous piece, so rich with beauty and your magical touch!

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  8. Jez1 November 2013 at 17:07

    A wealth of lovely doors and windows. I love them all, but The Secret Garden strikes a particular chord with me. I loved the book of that name when I was young, and I now have the DVD which I love just as much and watch now and then - who cares if it is a children's story, I'm a child at heart.
    It's so nice when your artwork triggers a memory, which it often does.

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  9. Anne Manda1 November 2013 at 17:54

    So many beautiful pieces, amazing! Love the Secret Garden, wonderful richness and delicious color and texture! <3

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  10. Valerie-Jael1 November 2013 at 20:42

    Beautiful work! The theme at Art Journal Journey this month is doors, too! Valerie

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  11. Victoria1 November 2013 at 20:48

    Wow..this is so deeply beautiful..what a magical post! I loved that story too... you have brought it to life so powerfully! I love the symbolism of doors..they all look so magical and poetic! I am also in love with your butterfly on the postcard...Wonderful!
    Victoria, pencil and wing

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  12. Studio Kaufmann1 November 2013 at 23:34

    Your Secret Garden is divine. It is pure fairtytale with some of the twigs in bloom and some of them covered in ice.....well that's what I see. Gorgeous!

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  13. Linda Kunsman1 November 2013 at 23:45

    your secret garden is enchanting!! Love your door photos too!

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  14. Giggles2 November 2013 at 09:47

    Your doors are really wonderful! Love your thistles too! So much depth and detail in the secret garden! Beautiful!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  15. Kate Robertson2 November 2013 at 19:50

    Beautiful work.

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