Beach Picnic

thx heaps Matt…chuffed you like her dress :)

aaaw, thanks so much jlbt!!.. it’s pretty fabric..every time i do a new dress mum seems to find some fabric in the sewing box from years gone by that must have seeped into my subconscious somehow.. I do recall a lovely brown fabric that had half circles of orange pieces all over it, and pretty sure mum and i had a mother and daughter set. Mum always bought extra material and made me a little dress to match hers, but usually in a different style to suit my age :) x

thnx so much oksancia, that’s so kind of you!! :) x

thx so much Roslyn, thrilled you liked it :) x

thx heaps Matt… full of wonder, says it perfectly, hope all’s well :)

Hi webbie, hehe…thank you!! and they do seem to stand out isn’t that funny, it was non intentional but I’m glad they do! :) xxx

ah yep, it is… something a bit different, i think i’ve found my niche…more comfortable and happy with this way of doing things than ever, so it’s very pleasurable…. the fruit just happened and i thought the lemons looked rather weird in the drawing, but once coloured they seem to take on a life of their own lol :) x

aw, thank you so much Barbara!!... as BEn says, I should have called it “Fruity Friday” :) xx

Hi and thanx so much Anni, they were special, for sure… one of the happiest and most carefree times in childhood, just as picnics should be… i wish i’d done more picnicing with my own kids… i’ve been dreaming of living in a lighthouse being the lighthouse keeper on a rugged rocky mountain top…so I just had to slip that in there to…cos i paint what i wish for :) x

juha! you are very very kind my friend, thank you !!! :)

aw, thanx so much Cate sweetie…. that makes me sooo happy :) you’ve no idea… :) xxx

aw, Doreen, so kind, thank you – what a fantastic compliment you’ve given me :) xxx

o dear ingz… you are so so sweet… it means so mch to hear that you looked up it a while just to gaze and daydream away…thank you from my heart my friend xoxoxox hugs and good, no great, no wonderful! to have you back with us :) xx

aw, thx so much Ellen, I am so happy you like the dress with the fruit salad!! hugs xx

thx so much picketty, so you enjoyed Bonny Hills too…I have wonderful memories of those days, and of Lake Cathie (Lake Cat Eye as it was pronounced )

aw, thanx so much MoonSpiral, I’m so happy it has a vintage appeal, that’s very cool, can’t wait to see what you do next :) x

thx sweet Sarah!! hehe…i tried to lick them and yah, they are vanilla and passionfruit – a very nice combo for a giant lollipop…very sticky too…little boat is still slipping tho…very rough lollipop seas that day! lol.. xxx

hehe…wow!! thank you so much!!! x

I am enjoying myself… i can come up with different colour combos more easily and it’s a lot of fun watching things evolve :) thx so much sparkles :) x

aw, thank you so much Danielle! :) xxx

aw RUST!! thank you so much…xxx

aw geez, I’m glad you like the fruity dresses! There seems to be a deep well or pool within of things from childhood which i’m drawing from, not intentionally… because it’s not til I’ve completed a piece that i begin to see the connections, which is really odd… so it’s coming from the subconscious mind :) x

so happy you like it val..that’s so cool to hear that lovely response to it…it really tickles me..makes me so happy, thankyou for those happy hippy hugglez too…and more for you xoxo

LOL!! wow :) hugs val xoxo

i sure have Trish..thanx so very much, glad you like it!! :) x

o wow, thanks so much Irishpix!! :)

aw, thank you so much Marlo, and big congrats on your sale of a framed print, that design is absolutely gorgeous you know!! so happy for you :) x

aw, sweeeeet, thnx so much yellowbee!!! :) x

glad you asked lol…thanx so much mobii :)

thanx CJ…so thrilled you like it…and find it has that beachy feel…that was the intention :) x

aw, thank you so very much Anne, i love that it brings back memories of that special time spent with your family, nothing could make me happier :) x

thx so much Antanas!! :)

aw, so kind Renate, and really appreciated so much :) x

thank you very much Tania, so happy to hear this lovely response :) xxxx

thank you so much Hena!!! so kind :)

aw, thank you so much Patricia Anne!! xxxx

thx so much Sharon!! thrilled you like it :)

thnx so very much Rainy!!! :) x

thx so much Leilani, that is yet another application for this…. a lovely idea, inpiriring us to display the “Fruits of the Spirit” :)

thx so much Mui-Ling… fruity swirly fun!! :) x

aw, thanx so much mimi, that is wonderful to hear :)

thx so much Steve…..you are the frog whisperer ! lol

gday Debbie, thx heaps!!! so glad you like :)

thx so much vicky!!!

Hi Carrie, well, thank you so much, shall we go and join them together, i’d love a picnic on the beach right about now too :)

aw hullo Shanina, congratulations on your previous work which was numero uno in the populars too a couple of days ago! So pleased with this, but even pleased-er that you like it!! hugs xoxox

Hi and thanx Keith! much appreciated! :)

thx so much Bev! :)

thnx MagpieMagic!! so glad you like the work!

lol…thanx Sarah, what a lovely response!! :) x

thanx so much Marie! :)

lol, too true Natsky…but i think whoever is in the yacht is a daring adventurer and will no doubt have excellent survival skills….well, one can only hope so!! I was going to stick a whale or a fish jumping in there at first, but i liked the idea of a yacht, which led of course to the lighthouse. Oh what fun it is to draw and invent your own worlds!! thanx so much Natsky…i hope you’re well :) x

aw,thank you catherine, so happy you likey ;) x

thanx so very much Bunny!! :)

actually..that is a great question fa… thank you for the beautiful response firstly…now onto the answer.

Once I took my work to a gallery in Byron Bay.. the owner said that my work was too confronting with the front on stares…people wouldn’t go for it she said…well, you know how sensitive I am, i just quite doing full frontals and from then on it influenced me to do them from behind… i wish it were more of an answer like what you’ve said..that is so beautiful, to think that they allow you to step in to the painting…i seee that and i feel that…. i love to gaze out past the ocean to the horizon… i find there’s something charming about watching a person thinking and dreaming… i wonder what’s going through their minds…i like people who stop to listen, stop to think, stop to talk, stop to smile…i think the back views have more affection in them for nature and as far as restoration and relaxation…they allow one to rest on gazing..as if it’s more acceptable to rest…because right in front of you is a restful person… it’s like a reminder to care care of you… to rest, to relax, to sit a while.. to enjoy the nature all around you…to take it all in. In the words of one of my favourite bands “The Waifs” in their song Take it In>

Take it in…

_now she’s thinking of the red soil and those mango trees
well in her mind she’s still splashing round down on cable beach
and her eyes are as rich and as far away
as the sunset there
but she’s not taking in a word i say
so i might as well be talking to my self

take it in, take it all in
now is the time that will not come again
take it in take it all in
this is the day and its here for the living

so we stepped out side into this melbourne weather
and with a shock it brings her back to where she is
well now we’ve made this place our home
surrounded by unknown
we’re gonna stick it out
until it comes together

take it in, take it all in
now is the time that will not come again
take it in take it all in
this is the day and its here for the living

we’re only living for a day or some days gone by
you’ll take it in each moment
never notice what you had until it passed you by, passed you by

so take it in, take it all in
now is the time that will not come again
take it in take it all in
this is the day and its here for the living

take it all in
now is the time that will not come again
takle it in yeah yeah (take it all in) take it all in
(this is the day that is here for the living)
this is the day and its here for the living_

so sorry that link doesn’t work fa..i can’t find a decent vid for you :(

ooh i think it’s a dove yesh!! :) x

haha…really, you do that too…i always stop to talk to the magpies and a little bird always grabs my attention and pulls at my heartstrings, more and moreso lately, ever since you gave me Pippit!!! Pippit did something to my heart!! he worked his sweet way right in there :)... i love to find nature even in built up areas like cities… it’s special when you discover it in the city, or what about a plant growing out from bricks, or a tiny flower…it warms the heart :) x

aw, so kind of you, much appreciated Byron :)

thank you ,thankyou cococat!! :)

thanx so much danita, for all your wonderful comments, it has really made my day!!!! big hugs xoxoxo

aw, thank you so much Pam :) so glad you like this one :)

Pip, i was so sure you’d seen this, and i thought we’d chatted about it…i hope something didn’t happen to your comment…i think i’m going made…could have sworn you’d seen it… lol… just happy you’ve seen it now anyhow, and thank you!!!! big hugs ….........xx

thx so very much izzybeth, real glad you like this one!!! :) x