Blog Posts - KARLENE BLAND FINE ART

I like to be Under the Sea...

8/1/2017

SOLD
Acrylic on 24"x36"

I still love that song.. you know the one I mean..
" I like to be under the sea.....
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We would be warm below the storm
In our little hideaway beneath the waves
Resting our head on the sea bed
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We would shout and swim about
The coral that lies beneath the waves
Oh what joy for every girl and boy
Knowing they're happy and they're safe..."

Oh oh.. now I can't get this song out of my head! lol

'ENJOY A SWIMMINGLY, BEAUTIFUL TUESDAY, dear friends! xoxo

Let the celebrations begin...

7/9/2017

Painting Muskoka Chairs as part of Bronte BIA's initiative
To celebrate our Canada's 150th Birthday!
Shall I declare this done? ^_^
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In Muskoka mood...

7/9/2017

Painting muskoka chairs as organised by the Bronte BIA
Can I almost declare this done? ^_^
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BIA Association Muskoka Chair painting event...

7/9/2017

Muskoka chair painting initiative organised by the Bronte BIA Association
To celebrate Canada's 150th!!!
All primed and first coat done.. :)
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Stinky or not..

6/8/2017

Chateau de Bonaguil, Fumel
Stinky Bug
Saw this beautiful vivid red and black striped bug
While gazing at the artichoke plants
It didn't emit any of that stinky odor
That it can produce from a gland in its abdomen
It won the Bug of the year in 2000..
Must be like a Ms Universe contest in the Bug world.. lol

Artist from UK sketching in France...

6/7/2017

Sarlat la Caneda Market Day
Saw an illustrator/artist from England
Sketching on the curbside...
Look at his awesome sketches!!

Abandoned monastery..

6/7/2017

Abbaye de Saint Nicholas de Blasimon
Built between 9th & 14th century
The monks abandoned it during the War of Religions..
I can almost hear the swishing sounds of the monks' robes..

Oh wait..
Maybe that's just the sound of my own skirt..
Brushing against my bag... lol

Gotcha!

6/7/2017

Monpazier, France
This medieval square ..
Is claimed to have remained intact from 600 years ago!

The Monpazier villagers wandered one night during the Hundred Years war
To plunder the neighboring town of Villefranche-du-Perigord
Which seemed eerily quiet.
Reason was becos the villagers of Villefranche-du-Perigord
Had gone to plunder Monpazier itself that same night
They then decided to return each other's loot..
Hope they had a little laff about it all too.. lol

I Dream a Garden....

5/29/2017

I am dreaming of Spring, are you too?
Oh, I forgot, it is already Spring.. lol
In the weeks before Spring bursts
And the most harsh, cold, snappy wintry days seem to be, hopefully, safely behind us
I begin to visualize my garden which I've only seen in my dreams...
Complete with fields of colorful faces
Without me even trying to coax them
Bobbing and swaying with the wind
Where feeding, weeding and watering are not required
And yet everything thrives with robust optimism
And I am allowed the time to continue to do what I love best
Twiddling with my brushes and mucking about with my paints....

Happy Mother's Day 2017!!

5/14/2017

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE FABULOUS MOMS OUT THERE!!