Scroll paintings . . .

Incredible scroll paintings of

Hadieh Shafie

each painting constructed from thousands of strips of paintings.

She says "I want the viewer to be captured by the overall presence of the work

and to be moved by the play of color and texture across the surface of each piece."

Shintaro Ohata art & sculpture combine . . .

 Painting & sculpture combined

capture scenes from everyday life in the delightful works

by 

Shintaro Ohata

Loch ness monster . . .

from the Fro design Company

a set of posters  . . .

mythical beasts from locations around the world.

owl in oils

Wonderful movement & colour

in the bird paintings of

 San Francisco based artist

Lindsey Kustuch

back at last . . .

Hello folksies, at last, i'm back. Hoping you are all hale & hearty!

Sorry its been so very long - i feel like rip van winkle!

I share with you today an artist who's work I so admire

Andy English ~ wood engraver & illustrator.

There is something about wood cuts that i found so appealing.

Michael Shapcott . . .

"Auburn"

by

Michael Shapcott

I love his wonderfully emotive pencil drawings

washed over in beautiful colour in oils & acrylics.

High up in a tree . . .

"aria"

such delicate illustrations

by

Sophy Williams.

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I especially love this one as  lately i have such a hankering 

to just sit in a tree & watch the comings & goings of the forest

Roosters . . .

"Klimt's rooster 1 & 2"

by

Ursula Vernon

I love her beautiful use of colour & pattern.

Selkies . . .

"diving selkie"

from

Tuatha galleries

Catherine Hyde . . .

"Full moon edge of the silver dawn"

by

Catherine Hyde

So many wonderful examples of her work

i found it very difficult to choose which one to show!

Tessa Asquith Lamb . . .

"One eye on the fox" by Tessa Asquith Lamb

Tessa's etchings are filled with stories & story telling

you can read more about her here

and the "fox gospel" project she worked on

a collection of illustrated folklore & fables.

Yulia Brodskaya quilling . . .

"Babooshka" by

Yulia Brodskaya

Yulia is an artist who works with paper,

creating stunning paper illustations, the image above is quilled.

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ps. folks, i will be away from the computer for a week or so

for we are moving today, yay! i shall be just a wee bit distracted.

Back very soon though, have a wonderful weekend

ruthie x x

Inga Moore . . .

simply delicious

Inga Moore's

"the secret garden"

for more of her work see here

George Birrell . . .

these bold & colourful paintings of Scottish architecture,

by

George Birrell

have such a feeling of peace about them.

the bullfinch. . .

"bullfinch"

from

Studio Rayyan

Myth Weaver . . .

All this wonderful inspiration has been leading me here ,

at last, i am very proud to announce the opening of . . .

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"Myth Weaver"

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my very own on-line Etsy shop.

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I am a pictorial storyteller,

my paintings are woven with myth & magic.

Pieces of Scottish & Celtic folklore

sayings, songs & superstitions

find their way into my work.

Through the every changing seasons of the year,

& Mother Nature i find my inspirations.

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I will be selling original art work, prints , cards

& from time to time, my one-of-a kind

tiny animals sculptures, hand stitched bits & bobs

& other lovelies i am stirred to make.

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Each print & artwork comes with a gift,

a handmade tiny book

filled with relevant snippets of folklore,

& scatterings of my other works.

If a print or art work is bought as a gift

a personal message can be added to the booklet.

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Please do pop by my shop & let me know what you think.

Have a lovely, smile filled weekend

Ruthie

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Beauty & the Beast . . .

"Beauty and the Beast"

from a collection of works titled

"myths of ancient Greece"

by Russian srtist

Alexander Voronkov

Moon Hare . . .

by

Ivan Clark

Troy Dugas . . .

amazing art work

by

Troy Dugas

made from product labels

beautiful

a closer peep is well worth it

to see all the detail

georgina warne . . .

i have fallen in love with the

wonderful hares of

georgina warne