Flowergirl

One more charming woman with hat and flowers.

 

"Night’s Melody" painting and a poem

 

Night’s Melody

-Christopher Gonzales. April 25, 2013

 

Into the azure night they dance and sing

Sweet melodies the moon and stars compose.

And all the hills and hollows are a’ring

With wonders seldom seen and little known. 

What silent eyes smile there behind the trees

And shine with golden glowing light upon

A land where fairies fate our purest dreams

And magic has its lease until the dawn.

A brave and merry squirrel leads the way

Through shadows flickering upon the trail.

Night’s Melody a cheerful elf does play

Until sleep’s weary mask the notes unveil.

 

And far above the forest’s swaying boughs

A lonely deer is startled from its drowse.

This wonderfull poem were writen by my love, Christopher Gonzales, for "Night's Melody" paintings. The first painting of this series was made in the year 2011 and you can see it HERE. The second one, with the deer, was made in the beggining of the year 2013, and in the bottom corner it has the same characters as the first "Night's Melody." Here is a close up picture of them:

Painting done with acrylics on canvas (size 29,5 x 39,5 cm).

With love,

Ilona

 

Flowerman

This gentleman with hat (or just Flowerman, as I call him) was a custom work. I had to make similar painting to another work, that I've done almost four years ago. You can see that work HERE. But this time the painting had to be with a man.

 

 

I had fun working on it, so I created also one more Flowergirl with different type of hat and flowers. And I will share it with you as soon as I scan the painting.

 

 

With love,

Ilona

Bunny Bees

Ah, wouldn't it be cool if Bunny Bees were real? Flying from one flower to another, playing with each other in a beautiful sunny day... :)

 

This drawing from my sketchbook is made with colored pencils.

Rabbit's garden

Spring has come, sun is shining... and I'm getting more and more into gardening mood.

 

Sketchbook of California - part IX

I'll continue with my travel sketches. This time it will be some sketches of San Diego.

 

Sketchbook of California - part VIII

Placerville - also known as Hangtown - is a pretty little town in the mountains.

 

Nature and wild life of California is something that I really enjoyed!

Sketchbook of California - part VII

The Japanese Friendship Garden in Kelley Park, San Jose.

Sketchbook of California - part VI

Sketches in this post are from the Northern California Renaissance Faire, where we spent a day full of fun. Being a big fan of fairytales and fantasy, I felt like I could stay there forever.

Most of the people were wearing costumes, some of them highly detailed. It was very interesting to see people playing the caracters that they chose.

The Salty Siren Stage was probably my favorite thing... old pirate songs, naughty tales and jokes. I enjoyed every single show there, and I was especially happy to see The Sea Dogs live.

Sketchbook of California - part V

This day at Pescadero State Beach I noticed a big wave a little too late, and I got very wet. It was pretty cold and unenjoyeble, but funny at the same time.

Another sketch of Santa Cruz beach.