tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57436738354775871962024-03-13T23:05:34.340-07:00Antique FashionistaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-37257728549576843782016-04-04T10:37:00.001-07:002016-04-04T10:37:32.453-07:00Colonel Brandon - From Start to Finish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here is a peek at one of my latest paintings. In this animation I tried to capture the process from the sketching stage, to the finished painting.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-48552434117448929612016-03-05T20:00:00.002-08:002016-03-05T20:00:22.268-08:00Latest work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here are some of my works from the last few months:</div>
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QkEumurjnUI/VtuqOXEMAqI/AAAAAAAAL3g/XZK5_ifw3BU/s1600/dreaming%2Bjane%2B1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QkEumurjnUI/VtuqOXEMAqI/AAAAAAAAL3g/XZK5_ifw3BU/s320/dreaming%2Bjane%2B1.JPG" width="240" /></a>Dreaming Jane</div>
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--DevTKvsVWg/VtuqVma98WI/AAAAAAAAL3s/NugW2GulyPA/s1600/emma%2Bdance1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--DevTKvsVWg/VtuqVma98WI/AAAAAAAAL3s/NugW2GulyPA/s320/emma%2Bdance1.JPG" width="240" /></a>Emma and Mr.Knightley Dancing</div>
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With Valentine's Day coming I would like to share with you a few memes I have made for your enjoyment. As I was reading Northanger Abbey last night I came upon John Thorpe's "proposal" to Catherine and I thought it would make quite a comical Valentine.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TnNjnZROY3w/VqJwtt63cZI/AAAAAAAALAw/iD1qVMT38SU/s1600/villan%2Bvalentine%2Bthorpe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TnNjnZROY3w/VqJwtt63cZI/AAAAAAAALAw/iD1qVMT38SU/s1600/villan%2Bvalentine%2Bthorpe.jpg" /></a></div>
And this is an exasperated, downhearted Elizabeth Bennet.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-49397466132871944112015-04-18T18:10:00.001-07:002015-04-18T19:38:20.068-07:00Dresses, dresses and more dresses.<br />
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Regency evening gown.</div>
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Regency dresses bookmark trio.</div>
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Akin to me. Jane Eyre mixed media.</div>
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Jane Eyre card.</div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-82714923069476401822015-04-03T16:28:00.001-07:002015-04-03T16:30:28.904-07:00He is risen!On this beautiful Easter weekend I want to share with you this beautiful video about our Savior. I am so thankful for Him and his sacrifice for all of us. I know that because He lives, our lives can be beautiful and happy.<br />
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In Russia we have a beautiful tradition on Easter. We greet each other with "Christ is risen" and the other person replies "Truly, He is risen". I love that tradition. And I believe that He has risen and one day will come again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-90747177942874929982015-03-24T18:11:00.001-07:002015-03-24T18:11:18.430-07:00Catching up..It has been a while since I last posted. Here is a look at some pieces I have done since then.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M2IF3wrCVks/VRIIP6-XfdI/AAAAAAAADaw/X1c-90pqgSw/s1600/Edward-Ferras'-Quote-5x7WAT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M2IF3wrCVks/VRIIP6-XfdI/AAAAAAAADaw/X1c-90pqgSw/s1600/Edward-Ferras'-Quote-5x7WAT.jpg" height="640" width="458" /></a>This is one of the Love Quotes, Edward Ferrars, Sense and Sensibility. I tried to do one for each of Jane Austen's novels, but unfortunately Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park do not have a straightforward declaration from it's leading men.</div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k_B-240akLI/VRIIQJWYWGI/AAAAAAAADas/1AF5HPDG-aM/s1600/Delaford-Library-Watermarke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k_B-240akLI/VRIIQJWYWGI/AAAAAAAADas/1AF5HPDG-aM/s1600/Delaford-Library-Watermarke.jpg" height="228" width="320" /></a>Delaford Library. This was a custom request.</div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mw4rUyMgoyk/VRIIP2vSLOI/AAAAAAAADao/y1aimTYFcyY/s1600/Mr-Darcy-QuoteWATERMARKED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mw4rUyMgoyk/VRIIP2vSLOI/AAAAAAAADao/y1aimTYFcyY/s1600/Mr-Darcy-QuoteWATERMARKED.jpg" height="400" width="291" /></a>Love Quotes. Pride and Prejudice. Mr.Darcy.</div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2RC4R0ZfeaM/VRIIQ2BY7hI/AAAAAAAADa0/c4IaqoyZTaE/s1600/Northanger-Abbey-Map-waterm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2RC4R0ZfeaM/VRIIQ2BY7hI/AAAAAAAADa0/c4IaqoyZTaE/s1600/Northanger-Abbey-Map-waterm.jpg" height="512" width="640" /></a>Northanger Abbey Map.</div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hb0fvm7EdfM/VRIIU56Za-I/AAAAAAAADbU/p6ie5Gd9oSI/s1600/wentowrth-letter-vertical-f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Hb0fvm7EdfM/VRIIU56Za-I/AAAAAAAADbU/p6ie5Gd9oSI/s1600/wentowrth-letter-vertical-f.jpg" height="320" width="256" /></a>Captain Wentworth's Letter with custom background.</div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_K7LLZOw8Wo/VRIKaf0AX4I/AAAAAAAADcc/dzcWJwBQhoY/s1600/DSC07679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_K7LLZOw8Wo/VRIKaf0AX4I/AAAAAAAADcc/dzcWJwBQhoY/s1600/DSC07679.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a>Pink Regency Ball Gown.</div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gpDgRoWINnE/U9A3lfnkSEI/AAAAAAAADD8/R2xTQG41HnM/s1600/IMG_0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gpDgRoWINnE/U9A3lfnkSEI/AAAAAAAADD8/R2xTQG41HnM/s1600/IMG_0010.JPG" height="358" width="400" /></a>Here are a few things I have been working on lately. </div>
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Persuasion. Capitain Wentworth and Anne walking down the street in Bath. Inspired by the beautiful closing scene of the 199something Persuasion.</div>
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This was a custom work of Captain Wentworth writing THE LETTER and another small custom work of a lady in a Christmas dress. </div>
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This one is about to go up in my shop. Opening line of Emma.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-40518801392167151362014-04-24T11:54:00.000-07:002014-04-24T11:54:04.379-07:00First Impressions Painting Two Sense and Sensibility<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-50674430023081164542014-04-23T18:05:00.000-07:002014-04-23T18:05:57.270-07:00It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kzt3N1XpWNM/U1ha6B2qmsI/AAAAAAAADAU/rxsPjo3-6wY/s1600/It-is-a-truth..waternarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kzt3N1XpWNM/U1ha6B2qmsI/AAAAAAAADAU/rxsPjo3-6wY/s1600/It-is-a-truth..waternarked.jpg" height="256" width="320" /></a>This is a first of painting in the "First Impressions" series of paintings I am working on right now. I plan to have one for each of Jane Austen's works. On this piece you can see Mr.Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet and the opening line of Pride and Prejudice.</div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-44042253769600890082014-04-22T20:32:00.001-07:002014-04-22T20:32:45.035-07:00Elizabeth in Kent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-21900661110715375882014-04-18T15:55:00.002-07:002014-04-18T15:57:45.896-07:00Jane's Letter to Cassandra<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was a custom piece and now it is available as a print.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-55591379147167538772014-04-18T12:42:00.002-07:002014-04-18T12:42:37.106-07:00Barton Cottage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-49786243873858146372014-04-16T15:25:00.002-07:002014-04-16T15:25:43.951-07:00TopiariesI know I am stepping away from my usual bookish art, but I wanted to do something green and springy this week. So here are my latest topiary pieces.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-73565729684639594822014-04-11T08:09:00.001-07:002014-04-11T08:09:32.101-07:00Catherine Poster take 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made another version of Northanger Abbey adventure quote. But this time I made a mistake and wrote "do" instead of "will". <br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-55979609520381772612014-04-07T21:23:00.001-07:002014-04-07T21:23:46.473-07:00Upcycled Persuasion box<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 25px;">I found this box at a second hand store and even though it was tiny, it was so cute I had to do something with it. I painted a miniature watercolor of Anne standing on the Cobb in Lyme and decoupaged it onto the top of the box, on the front of the box I painted Captain Wentworth's ship and the inside of the lid is decorated with the words from his letter "You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope."</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-30982166619558984832014-04-05T18:25:00.002-07:002014-04-05T18:25:47.731-07:00Easter Color Collection.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Easter color collection includes four paintings of Regency, Victorian and Edwardian dresses.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-45655647600640775182014-03-29T11:48:00.001-07:002014-03-29T11:48:43.384-07:001805 Evening Gown<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 1805 dress bookmark is finished. I loved the tiny strawberry plant design embroidered onto it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-1284796152315153712014-03-28T09:09:00.000-07:002014-03-28T09:09:23.328-07:00In the works...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-83712429794211341442014-03-25T12:40:00.001-07:002014-03-25T12:40:35.688-07:00New Bookmarks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-42341091664411110862014-03-24T11:54:00.001-07:002014-03-24T11:54:21.449-07:00New Things...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-79353697599547065762014-03-21T15:01:00.001-07:002014-03-21T15:01:22.221-07:00If adventure will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek it abroad...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Whenever I read this sentence from Northanger Abbey "If adventure will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek it abroad..." I always think of Catherine hanging out of the window of a carriage with her bonnet's ribbons blowing in the breeze and excitement in her eyes. If you look closely you will notice that the I of the "if" looks like a rock tower with a Gothic window.<br />
This painting is an original 5x7 watercolor.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-24159429747910213282014-02-06T20:47:00.001-08:002014-02-06T20:47:58.052-08:00Emma Bookmarks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These small bookmarks are hand painted on watercolor paper. It's Hartfield and Emma on one of her rambles to Highbury.<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-67153830705897887142014-02-01T14:07:00.002-08:002014-02-01T14:07:52.892-08:00More Valentines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have not posted anything for a long time because I have been busy working on a custom order and helping my family through various winter time illnesses. Here is Mr.Darcy Valentine that is now available, just in time for February 14th. They are tiny and will make a perfect Valentine for a Jane Austen fan.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5743673835477587196.post-42115277126214183242013-12-13T18:04:00.000-08:002013-12-13T18:04:10.931-08:00Persuasion Miniatures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 25px;">Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth are depicted on the beach, with a wind almost blowing off Anne's bonnet and Captain Wentworth admiring her, although he is "half agony, half hope".</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0