Mystica's magical Second Life Art Show

My hotel window in Assisi had a view of the rooftops.

Jebba as a "Glyph"

 

My handsome cat Jebba

Storm Coming

A watercolor by Victoria Faern Montgomery

Not So Still Life

Still life paintings are a wonderful way to fill up a rainy day.

West LA Cat

portrait of my dear cat.

A commissioned portrait of "URI"

Illuminated Manuscript and message for 2010

I have held a deep and profound love of the Illuminated Manuscripts of medieval times. I also love the story of Melchizedek and Abraham. This painting above is my interpretation of one of the illuminated paintings and was done digitally.

Variation of an Antique Teapot

My grandmother's writing desk has been converted into my drawing desk. I have a cubby for my pencils, one for my Moleskine drawing journals, drawers for erasers and clips. It's a perfect little desk to inspire me to draw every day.

I call this one a Baroque Teapot. It was created with watercolor and a collage of newspaper print and a pen and ink cherub's.

My Grandmothers Teapot is a traditional watercolor.

Batik Teapot is a watercolor and I used an East Indian wood block to create the background.

The painting below is a watercolor painted on Yuppo paper

 

Hi, I'm still completing my drawings of Kauai and also created a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0LfO0iHmkM -I had fun doing this video.

Early morning walks to watch the sunrise.

Breakfast at EGGBERTS was yummy.

I feel renewed and all aglow!

A Lovely View

I went to Kauai, HI to celebrate my birthday. I enjoyed sitting on my patio and sketching the view. I took my new moleskine journal with me and used a 2B pencil for the sketch above and also a touch of watercolor.

Counting my blessings

Gratitude and Balance

Today is Thanksgiving and I am contemplating how my life has become simple and peaceful. Here is a beautiful quote from John-Roger about balance:

As you become more balanced in both your inner and outer expression, your life will become more balanced

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The physical level becomes balanced as you find yourself eating better foods and monitoring how much you put in your mouth.

Your emotions become balanced as you learn to love yourself and take care of yourself first and to do these things that bring you joy and  fulfilment.

The mental area becomes balanced as you learn to think positive thoughts and to communicate more clearly with yourself and others.

Have a joy-filled Thanksgiving!

Faern

Drawings at the Getty Villa

 A lovely day in Malibu California

My first drawing a day sent to Urban Sketchers

Barrington and Wilshire Blvd. on an overcast morning

LADY NUT AND BUDDAH

(a very peaceful cat!)

A Garden in Spello, Italy

When I painted in the lovely garden, it was very early in the morning. It was a hot day but there was a dry breeze. The air made it easier adding layer upon layer of transparent watercolor. The 300 pound Arches paper was saturated with colors. I love the results of this landscape. Spello, Italy was the location.

Illumination

Sacred Water

I lived in India in the late 1960's. I enjoyed the jewel toned colors in the sari's, flowers and birds. I also remember the many rituals and celebrations of life.

Watercolor mono-print

One of the ways that I keep myself producing art is to choose one of my previously painted artworks and then do a mono-print. I had done a sketch of a painting of a fresco above a door in a church in Italy. I have an example of one of my mono-prints next to today's blog. One of my favorite qualities of a mono-print is how fresh the colors appear and the unexpected areas of white or nothingness.

ASSISI WINDOW

My lovely 10 year old Russian Blue Cat.