Mary Lou got a new hat

The eccentric Mrs. Mary Lou Daniels loves that her new hat matches the wallpaper in her living room.

This week at Take a Word the theme is HATS.

I cutout and colored Mary Lou. Thanks to Jamie Miller, Miss Snoopy25 and Parée.

yesterday, today

This week at Take a Word the theme is BLUE AND WHITE.

Thanks to Holliewood Studio, Tumblefish Studios and Studio  Manu.

Blue angel

Sometimes, when no one is looking, the peaceful dove which guards the Pantheon of the Fatherland and Freedom in Brasilia leaves its post just to soar freely in the blue sky.

This week the theme at The Three Muses is SHADES OF BLUE.  I used my own photos to do this. Thanks for passing by.

Flapper in fashion

The theme at the Three Muses is FLAPPER. I'm depicting two gorgeous flapper dresses. The first one was designed by Adrian in 1929; the second one by Alberta Ferreti in 2009. Although 80 years separate them they have very much in common. We can't say the same about the model. The second one is as beautiful as the first but much more slender and tall. An almost impossible woman that the fashion industry transforms into an impossible dream to most girls all over the world.

I did the background beginning from the first photo, then added textures by Parée.

Lovers in Moonlight

MOON is the theme at the Three Muses this week. 

I apologize to Mr. Marc Chagall for being  inspired by his awesomely beautiful work Lovers in Moonlight.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. Oscar Wilde

Couple: Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul Belmondo in Mississippi Mermaid; thanks to Createwing Designs, Studio Manu and Art-e-logy.

Aquariums

This week the theme at the Muses is GO FISH. This is also my entry for Digitalmania which  is inspired by Kanchan Mahon this week.

Lady by Waterhouse; background is a photo of mine covered by pieces and bits of several quilts googled.

Ariel's new castle

The Three Muses asked for castles and I decided to play a little bit with Disney's World. Why not a Glass Castle to Ariel?

Main Photo by Annie Leibowitz with Julianne Moore and Michael Phelps; castle: Cinderella's castle in Disney World; fish in the foreground: AbsurdWorldPreferred; there are also a background and a texture from my stash.

So late so soon

How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. 

December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. 

How did it get so late so soon?

Dr. Seuss

The challenge in The Three Muses for this week is to create art based on a QUOTE about TIME. Don't ask why but I relate the quote above to the aging process and to how it comes faster than one can assimilate. Me at least.  I don't know how Robin Williams came to the equation, maybe just because I like him, maybe because I keep asking myself why.

Texture by poisongirl815 (dA).

Feeling blue

Dream, when you're feeling blue

Dream, that's the thing to do

Johnnie Mercer

Take a Word asked for BLUE and immediately  it came to my mind the movie Blue Is The Warmest Color. I couldn't help but use the photo of Léa Seydoux impersonating Emma.

Background and elements: Studio Manu.

True Happiness

Hello! Take a Word asked for TRUE HAPPINESS. The day of the wedding, the birth of the first child or the long awaited trip to Paris are exhilarating moments of immense joy. However, for me, true happiness is being at peace with myself and have serenity. Happiness is something that is within us and can not depend on others. With this collage I tried to transmit this feeling of peace and serenity. I hope I have succeeded.

This collage was also inspired by artist Catrin Welz-Stein which is the current challenge in the group Digitalmania on Flickr.

Lilian Gish (colored and altered) is a cortesy of Doctor Macro; Texture by Kim Klassen, Butterflies from Dover; the sea and the sky are my own photos.

Lighthouses on my way

Take a Word asked for COOL COLORS and I decided to take a look at  that old trunk of photographs.  Everything including texture came from my own photos. Thanks for passing by.

Blue Carnival

Carnaval Azul

Inspired by the Mardi Gras the theme is MASKS in Take a Word. It's carnival around here,  four days entirely devoted to revelry. I'd rather stay home and rest, but I think it's a wonderful festivity.

For this collage, I used three  journalistic photos of last year carnival. I overlayed them and applyed filters in the last layer. The girl was a model and nowadays's TV presenter. Her name is Ana Hickmann.

Inspirado no Mardi Gras o tema  é Máscaras em Take a Word  É carnaval por aqui, quatro dias inteiramente dedicados à folia. Eu prefiro ficar em casa e descansar, mas eu acho que é uma festa maravilhosa.

Para esta colagem, usei três fotos jornalísticas de carnaval do ano passado. Eu as sobrepus e apliquei filtros na última camada. 

Fading colors of the past

Hello, friends. The Three Muses asked for something VINTAGE. I did a remake of this collage, which I never liked much. I like the new version more. Hope you enjoy it too.

Thanks to Beth Rimmer (some elements) and Kim Klassen (textures). Background is a photo of mine.

Olá, amigos. As três musas pediram algo VINTAGE. Fiz uma releitura desta colagem, da qual nunca gostei muito - achava muito poluída. Da nova versão gosto mais. Espero que você também goste.

Bluerred Memories

Hi there! My "Bluerred Memories" is my contribution to this week theme in Take a Word: BLUE. Thanks for passing by.

Background and texture: pareeerica; sunbathing beauty: Beth Rimmer.