Charleston, England

I am fascinated with the Bloomsbury artists and their house Charleston, in Sussex, England. They lived their art and painted murals, fabrics, furniture & tiles. Here is my collage of some of their creations.

Just for Squares

Today I mailed our entries for the Just for Squares show. This is my painting "Henry Moore's Goslar Warrior". The opening is Mother's Day weekend. It'll be fun to go.

Ancient Ruins

That time of year thou mayst in me behold

When yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang

Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,

Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.

Shakespeare's Sonnet 73

The Ruffle Dress

When I was in High School I had a ruffle dress. I loved it! Last night while shopping at the Mall, I found a blouse that was the same fabric as my ruffle dress. I had to have it just for old times sake. My dress was purple gingham. It was a straight shirt style dress with buttons & a ruffle down the front. I remember how good I felt when I wore it. Now you understand why I had to buy the blouse that reminded me of my ruffle dress. Who says you can't go home again?

Henry Moore at Kew Gardens

While on my Imaginary Trip we went to Kew Gardens. I have to confess I'm not a gardener. I love flowers and gardens, but I don't garden. I buy flowers. When this assignment came I looked at all the garden pictures on the Kew Gardens website. I was more excited by the buildings. Then I found pictures of an exhibit of Henry Moore's sculptures. Wow! I had a hard time picking one to paint. I loved this picture because it reminded me of one of the paintings of Giorgio De Chirico.

The Cross Keys Pub

This is my painting of the Cross Keys Pub. I did some research about it and found out that it is in Covent Garden. The pub dates back to the 19th century and is decorated with posters and memorabilia from the theater. The cross keys are the keys of St. Peter who is the keeper of the gates of Heaven. I enjoyed painting this picture and had to make myself stop! Our next stop is Kew Gardens. Whenever I hear Kew Gardens I think of Queens, NY. We used to go shopping there when I was a kid.

Imaginary Trip to London

I'm so excited to be on another Imaginary Trip! I've always wanted to go to London - one way or another. I've decided to change my blog a bit. Instead of the Daily Photos, I'm going to post different things. I want to write more so this is the first post of my new, improved blog.