Monday Mood: the Blues

Hello Lovelies,

 

picture above: painting by Helen Frankenthaler

As you may well have guessed, I'm in the Mood for Indigo!

picture above: painting by Cy Twonbly

 picture above: painting by Martin Formgren, 2014

 

I hope you enjoy all these deep blues to the full. See you tomorrow with a new "Tuesday's Butterfly". By the way... Did you know? You can now Follow my blog with Bloglovin'!

Alix of TeaButterfly.

If Sounds Were Colors... (Monday Mood)

Hello!

Since you are my lovelies, i wanted to share an awesome piece of loveliness with you this Monday. See for yourself:

Enjoy!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Monday Moodboard

Hello Lovelies!

from pinterest - I love the winter look of this!

As you may have noticed, I'm in the middle of re-designing this blog of mine (all by myself for now, maybe I'll hire a webdesigner someday), trying to reach a more cohesive look, and including more of my own drawings of tea and insect art in the banner, for instance.

spices that warm up the harsh winter months - via imagine childhood

The flu is still there (who would have known a flu could last for over two weeks?!). So I'm back with my Winter Essentials, simple remedies such as fresh grated ginger root, lemon juice and lots of lavender honey...

fresh ginger - lovely taste!

I love the look of seeds and pods all bare by this time of year, so this sets the mood for today's flickr mosaic. Don't forget to have a look at the original photographs, they sure are worth a visit!

this Monday Winter Moodboard, via flickr: don't forget to visit each photo in person, they're well worth it. Hooray for talented Flickr members! 1. matchstick skiers, 2. bubbles, 3. white on white, 4. tag teapot, 5. Kerri & Kenneth - invite detail, 6. maple

During this upcoming week, I'll also be adding some photographs of my own on my flickr photostream today, so you'll see what my face looks like of late, where I have been this past week-end, and probably where I'll spend the next one! I also love this kind of moodboard...

I have important news to share with you this week, concerning my art, both old and new projects to share...
What are your plans for this coming week? Pray tell!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Happy Monday!

Hello Lovelies!

source: 1. Anémone..., 2. don't worry, 3. - Katharine Hepburn

I wish you all a Happy Monday!

Above is a mosaic made out of three of my recent flickr faves, and it's all about happiness and living the happy life (as an independent artist and otherwise).

Please do check the original photographs through the links provided above, they are really worth it!

I'm happy with my new oil painting, I'll provide more photos of it soon and when dry, it will be available in my shop. How happy is that?

Let's talk soon,
-Vic from TeaButterfly.

It's Monday... It's OK!

Hello Lovelies!

 via pinterest via sun-believable

It's Monday, but it's OK... 'cause... summer is almost there! Rejoice! And... let's look at some pretty butterflies...

Happy Monday everyone!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Pinterest love

Hello lovelies!

 the big lime tree for shade... photo by me Vic Lipson

How are you this Monday? I had a great weekend, spent at the French countryside with a dear friend. Longs naps, short walks... just an amazing landscape, and wild horses surrounding us...

Now I wanted to share with you some Pinterest love with you this morning, esp. my Type Love, my Tea Love, and my Love for Beautiful Butterflies...

Enjoy!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

PS: I'm now off to add new drawings and paintings to my Etsy shop. ;-)

Monday Mood with Grant Hamilton.

Hello Lovelies,

I really love  abstract art (I paint some myself sometimes) and I also move polaroids. Now you can see both trends reunited. Just check this out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/granthamilton/collections/72157620090299380/

Also of note, Grant Hamilton's photostream : http://www.flickr.com/photos/granthamilton/

-Vic from TeaButterfly

Monday Mood: Happy in Black & White.

 Hello Lovelies!

This Monday, I'm feeling especially happy and in a good mood. So here's to happiness in classy b&w:

1. HAPPY FURRY FRIDAY :), 2. Black & White Becki, 3. Reach For The Moon! (Black & White series) 48 x 36 in. Acrylic on Canvas. Donation for Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA. Annual Fundraiser, 4. Untitled

Don't forget to go and visit the original photographs, they're stunning!

And also of flickr note, I just discovered Zoë Murdoch's photostream, it is very much worth a look!


Have a happy monday everyone, and see you tomorrow!


-Vic from TeaButterfly.

I Thought I Was Sad Today But...

 ...but then I stumbled upon this poem - Mondays are for Moods, aren't they?:


(and the perfect picture to illustrate this would be this one, a fave of mine on flickr)


The Charm Of 5:30
It's too nice a day to read a novel set in England.

We're within inches of the perfect distance from the sun,
the sky is blueberries and cream,
and the wind is as warm as air from a tire.
Even the headstones in the graveyard
Seem to stand up and say "Hello! My name is..."

It's enough to be sitting here on my porch,
thinking about Kermit Roosevelt,
following the course of an ant,
or walking out into the yard with a cordless phone
to find out she is going to be there tonight

On a day like today, what looks like bad news in the distance
turns out to be something on my contact, carports and white
courtesy phones are spontaneously reappreciated
and random "okay"s ring through the backyards.

This morning I discovered the red tints in cola
when I held a glass of it up to the light
and found an expensive flashlight in the pocket of a winter coat
I was packing away for summer.

It all reminds me of that moment when you take off your sunglasses
after a long drive and realize it's earlier
and lighter out than you had accounted for.

You know what I'm talking about,

and that's the kind of fellowship that's taking place in town, out in
the public spaces. You won't overhear anyone using the words
"dramaturgy" or "state inspection today. We're too busy getting along.

It occurs to me that the laws are in the regions and the regions are
in the laws, and it feels good to say this, something that I'm almost
sure is true, outside under the sun.

Then to say it again, around friends, in the resonant voice of a
nineteenth-century senator, just for a lark.

There's a shy looking fellow on the courthouse steps, holding up a
placard that says "But, I kinda liked Reagan." His head turns slowly
as a beautiful girl walks by, holding a refrigerated bottle up against
her flushed cheek.

She smiles at me and I allow myself to imagine her walking into
town to buy lotion at a brick pharmacy.
When she gets home she'll apply it with great lingering care before
moving into her parlor to play 78 records and drink gin-and-tonics
beside her homemade altar to James Madison.

In a town of this size, it's certainly possible that I'll be invited over
one night.

In fact I'll bet you something.

Somewhere in the future I am remembering today. I'll bet you
I'm remembering how I walked into the park at five thirty,
my favorite time of day, and how I found two cold pitchers
of just poured beer, sitting there on the bench.

I am remembering how my friend Chip showed up
with a catcher's mask hanging from his belt and how I said

great to see you, sit down, have a beer, how are you,
and how he turned to me with the sunset reflecting off his contacts
and said, wonderful, how are you. 

-David Berman

poem found at Jane's blog, Ill Seen, Ill Said. Thank you so much Jane, you made my day!


-Vic from TeaButterfly