ARTS AND MINIATURES: Spring is on the Air

sábado, 20 de março de 2010

Spring is on the Air

I hope that Spring brings to you all lots of Sunshine and Flowers to cheer you up

A card allusive to Spring, my chest painted with flowers and birds and two glass miniatures - artisanal work from a glass factory

A natural flower and miniature birds

Detail of the glass

A miniature basket

And I profited to photograph some of my miniature glasses

And for those who liked the chest - a few details:

The chintz tissue of a bed cover I had once

An watercolour on paper I made to match the decoration of the room years ago - 120x60cm
Please notice that I made a symmetry of the pattern

And at last I reduced the drawing freehand and adapted it to the chest. I used acrylics to paint the decoration. This chest was decorated to be presented at the Madrid Fair in November last.

15 comentários:

My Realitty20 de março de 2010 às 12:13
Beautiful! As refreshing and inspiring as Spring itself! CM
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Josje20 de março de 2010 às 12:20
The chest is very pretty and cheerful, lovely!
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Eva J20 de março de 2010 às 12:34
I just love the pretty chest you have painted,
and of course the whole scene - no spring
in Sweden yet, but it will soon be here!

Eva J
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The Old Maid20 de março de 2010 às 12:56
Beautiful chest! Great glass!
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Glenda20 de março de 2010 às 13:19
What a delightful display!! The painted chest is exquisite!
Glenda
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Ana20 de março de 2010 às 13:23
Thank you all, the miniature chest was painted with inspiration on a chintz tissue, I will add details as soon as I found the photos.
Ana
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Lisette20 de março de 2010 às 14:42
The painted chest and glass are beautiful.
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Jo Raines20 de março de 2010 às 15:21
What a treat to see such beautiful flowers and I love the little chest! It is wonderful. I love the symmetry of the design and your glass collection is also wonderful. Thank you for showing them.

Jody
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Maia's Twinkle Miniatures20 de março de 2010 às 16:07
What a beautiful chest! And the little birds are really nice too, it feels like Spring. :)
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cockerina20 de março de 2010 às 17:44
how wonderful the chest! adorable vases ... beautiful scene, thanks for having shown us!
Caterina
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Norma Bennett21 de março de 2010 às 02:02
Everything is lovely Ana, but I particularly love the painted chest. The shape and proportions of it are lovely, the painting just divine. The design, the colours, I adore it all!
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Ana21 de março de 2010 às 09:33
Thank you all, I am glad to share my work with you.
Ana
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JDayMinis21 de março de 2010 às 10:34
What a gorgeous chest and tribute to spring, I love it!! Beautiful glass and so nicely displayed.
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synnøve23 de março de 2010 às 03:08
That chest is just fantastic!!! Beautiful color combination and just a feast for the eye! I love all the glass too. I knew it, when I saw the pictures from your work room; a room filled with treasures! Thank you for sharing:)
Synnøve:)
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Thevisionarybutterfly23 de março de 2010 às 21:52
Marvelous, I love the chest especially. Your hands are very gifted :)
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I hope that you will enjoy my new Blog, I intend to organize it in a diferent way of the others, I will mix images of my work regarding miniatures and other forms of art like artistic paint, but I will also include lots of photos , because I have a passion to photograph, although I know very litttle about it, but I have my artistic filling to choose interesting matters. All the photos in this Blog shall be mine.

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