Dinner Date

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IS THE BIG BAD WOLF HAUNTING FOR LOVE OR HIS LOVE FOR THE TASTE OF THE WILD WEST GASTRONOMY ?


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*** Dreamy Thoughts ***

Sorry for my absence but summer called to me and I have been in the garden creating and dreaming.

This is but one of a number of inspirations I have gathered from the garden and my dreams. I hope to continue to develop what I imagine and build it into a reality and share with you the fruit of my mind's imagination. So from now and then, probably more then, I will be posting some interesting conceptions that you may like.

At the moment, I ‘m afraid that I have been caught in Summer’s Dream ...





*** Dreamy Thoughts ***

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"The Spirits of the Air
live on the smells Of fruit;
and Joy,
with
pinions
light, roves
round the gardens,
or sits
singing in the trees."

~ William Blake

*** Lost in Dreams *** Avatar

Working on completing my first web design set for Blog and Etsy.So far I have the Etsy Shop Banner and avatar. Now I'll continue on designing the blog banner. I really like this, but of course you know me, I adore blue. I think after this the moon is going to take a rest for I have a terrible urge to start painting again. I discovered a gal last night that has me swooning over her art work. I bought two prints from her and waiting to see if I can buy another of her prints. I wish I could buy an original from her but first I have to make some sales because all I am doing at the moment is spending....hehe! Anyway I think next post I'll reveal the artist that I fell in luv with....stay tuned.
Hugs Annabelle

*** Annabel Lee ***

Self Portrait of The Romantic Artist
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Annabel Lee



Once upon a Time …


…there lived a little girl by the sea who longed to live in a far away land of pastures, forests and sea.
As she grew up her dream never ceased but intensified to an ultimate most for not a day passed that her mind did not think of the secret place hidden from all!
She dreamed of finding a beautiful very old home made of stone with a roof made out of grass and windows that sparkled like diamonds by the light of the candlelight or of the sun ….in their fractured beauty and timeless fashion; they would set the stage for a magical place for her to reflect in the moment.
There in a mossy glen concealed from the eye of the lively crowds, she nestles inside on cold evening nights and reads all of her favorite poetry and learns of the artists she so much enjoys being inspired by in creating her art. By the roaring hearth sunk in a chair three times larger than her with two furry companions, one on her lap and the other by the side of her chair she can’t think of a better place to be on this earth.
From her top bedroom window she rises each morn to the soft song of the wrens and the cooing of morning doves and looks out to the bay of the romantic surfing shore and dreams of a captain or pirate arriving ,whatever her mood ,she so does , for the day, after all is her very own dream. Days spent by the shore collecting seashells, tiny small stars and opaque sea foam glass and maybe a treasure or two lost to someone out there, who knows for each day would bring adventure , intrigue and a breath of supreme happy intuition.. Oh what pleasures this sort of world would be…if only



About a little less then a year ago I discovered a nurturing and inspiring artist group through a gal named SuziBlu. I have wanted to be an artist forever but can’t draw too well and of course I am an incurable romantic at heart. Through Suzi’s class I discovered once again my love for art and that I could actually do a bit of drawing.

Reaching mid life means doing something extravagant and I think mine is art for I am totally drawn to it presently and collect complete pleasure and fulfillment from it. I don’t have the tools or the special creative studio space some enjoy but I am getting there slowly.

I now have an addiction to digital graphics as well as my altered art, photography and stain glass, just to name a few of my art explorations. Art is very therapeutic and great for anyone who so is inclined to try their hand at it. I promise you’ll find some happiness in it for sure.

The little story above is of me of course and it tells of all of the luvs and dreams I have. From Fairytales, poetry, England and the sea to old lace, old stone homes and hearths , big comfy chairs, old books and old tales, spiders and webs….of more than one kind…hehe , captains , ghosts , pirates , treasures, gardens and secrets and an obsession with an old movie entitled “The Collector”…probably the root to my adoring England so much!

This drawing of a girl was my first attempt and although I never finished “Doria”… her hair is not complete nor her face, basically Doria! I gave her another chance and integrated her into my digital collage. In a way the design characterizes the elements of what I stand for and luv…tattered, old, used, unfinished, beauty found in the rough and imperfect world. OOh and the name Annabelle....husband gave it to me when I was 19 years old , he knew I luved Annabel Lee { the poem} and Poe and the sea and my birth name is Anna so he nicknamed me Annabelle.

In the end the vision of the artist you gather is that of one old gal who has an unending passion for the country, the sea, solitude, England and of the long gone past. A gal who finds beauty in the most of unlikely places.
Now you know a little bit more about me……

*** Drgonfly Dreams *** Etsy Shop Banner

I decided for the customer to make the decision....I could not decide and everybody here had a different take;two liked the faded one and two liked the intense color toned one.So whomever wnats to purchase it can decide or even better yet...have two for the price of one.....although I haven't mentioned it on Etsy....ha!




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*** Spring Mist *** revised Rapsody in Blue

Changed the "Rapsody in Blue" to "Spring Mist" and added a poem I wrote which will be taken off once it's sold.


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*** SeaHorses Avatar ***

*** Vicki's Bit-o- Earth *** Blog Banner

Hi Vicki.....Finally figured it out....where there is a will there is always a way!

I posted a larger version on my new blog for testing new banners so if you come here before reading your email please go to http://theromanticartist.blogspot.com/.
This is where I will test run my banners before sending them out.

The seahorse was made in Dreamweaver by me and took me quite sometime to figure out a way...a secret. So glad I was able to get you one ...little ones could be possible if you like but I think there is a lot going on at the moment so maybe something would have to be removed to make room.....just a thought. So this is it....what do you think?

P.S. ~~~~~ *Look* ~~~~ can you find the surprise???
Will work on your avatar tomorrow and will talk to you very soon.

Nightie, night ~^..^~
Hugs Annabelle

*** True Love ***

For you and I have a guardian angel
On high, with nothing to do
But to give to you and to give to me
Love forever true


A little inspiration from the song “True Love” by Cole Porter and sung by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly. I first heard the song in the movie “High Society” starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong.
Grace Kelly received her first and only gold record with this song and Bing Crosby his 21st.

Love and passion of roses, love for cherubs and twinkling stars, love of the secret garden of my dreams…love of all God’s creations we find pleasure in...Enjoy the song


Suntanned, windblown
Honeymooners at last alone
Feeling far above par
Oh, how lucky we are

While I give to you and you give to me
True love, true love
So on and on it will always be
True love, true love

For you and I have a guardian angel
On high, with nothing to do
But to give to you and to give to me
Love forever true

For you and I have a guardian angel
On high, with nothin' to do
But to give to you and to give to me
Love forever true
Love forever true

For you and I have a guardian angel
On high, with nothing to do
But to give to you and to give to me
Love forever true

*** MoonFlower ~ Catching a Falling Star ***

Well, I suppose whoever is dropping in for a look and see shouldn't be too surprise what my post is about….Digital Graphics…Collage….Altered Art….The Works!!!
I am still very much playing with my program {one of the two I own } and still far from understanding all the tools and rules....lots to read and learn yet! But this is what I have been able to accomplish so far and I must say I am hooked and feel like I am making some progress; so many ideas when I go to create and each and every time I take a complete turn around. It just doesn’t come together as I first imagine but in the end I have something that I am truly happy with and if after taking numerous looks at the finished art and feel something is wrong or is missing an element there is no need to fret for the program allows you to go back and make the necessary tweaks.
Digital Graphics is my kind of art, that is one of my passions in art…..luv it!
“MoonFlower” and “Catching a Falling Star”…..Hope you like them.


*** MoonFlower ***




*** Catching a Falling Star ***

*** Fairy Moon ***

Full moon tonight and its rising above the clouds higher and higher still, way up into the heavens and my dog just won’t come in to bed. Grace looks as if she’s in a trance, captivated by a magical moon. Last night was a full moon as well although I missed it since it was over cast but tonight it is in full glamour!
Another graphic design…a blog banner I designed inspired by the moon,stars,my dog Grace,flowering window boxes of forget-me-nots and pansies,gilded window frames and lace curtains and an old mystical ruin. A magical view of the garden beyond,my very secret garden, sleeping, waiting to wake up to warmth of the rising sun; soon it will be Spring!

Blog Banner *** Dreams ***

Just a tiny post to show the new Blog Banner I am working on. These past few days have been wonderful and full of sunshine. I don’t know exactly why, maybe the extra vitamin c or the spring like air but I feel rejuvenated with a burst of energy … that is for creativity.
Had a great family day today but of course way too short, looking forward to the March Break. Tomorrow will be seeing me go for my first mammogram…yuck! Hopefully it will be okay and when I return, straight to the computer to do some changes to the banner…yippee…in my dreams…other chores to attend to I’m afraid but maybe later…want to make another banner and avatar as well.


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I will be posting the banner on Etsy once it is completed.





Goodnight and Sweet Dreams.
Hugs Annabelle

~ Elly Angel ~

After all,to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. ~J.K. Rowling,



Goodbye Dear Elly

A pet is forever till death do you part. My daughter really loves her pets and Elly was her favorite. This morning she emailed me another of her drawings.
Art seems to be mending her broken heart.