Exotic Thailand

Welcome to another Soartful week.

My daughter and her husband are on a marvelous adventure

right now.

They are in exotic Thailand. They have been having such a

good time seeing all of the exotic sights of Thailand. Some of the

things they have been experiencing are riding elephants, seeing beautiful

temples, dining in a rice paddy and riding out a 6.9 earthquake.

Yes, this put a few extra gray hairs on my head. Bless Susan's heart

she emailed me right away that all was fine. It turned out they were

just 50 miles away from the epicenter. They were evacuated from their

hotel while it was checked for damage. There were some cracks in the building

but they were allowed back inside.

There is no real theme to my challenge this week. But,

I found this lovely painting here.

Famous Urban Landscape Paintings: Buddha Thailand Lime Painting/Print Artwork

I couldn't find out much about this lime painting but I did find some

information here.

Lime paint, a mineral based paint made from slaked lime and inorganic stable pigments, originated in ancient Rome in the 7th Century BC when the paint was used to embellish the outside of the home. Greeks and Romans also used lime paint in creating their famous fresco artwork, where they mixed earth colors with the lime plaster. Michelangelo and Raphael also used lime paint in their timeless creations,

I hope you find inspiration in this painting.

Enjoy

Jeanette

Fairies and Butterflies

Wonderful entries everyone for the Three Young Ladies challenge.

They found themselves in all sorts of interesting situations.

I was looking for this weeks challenge image and ran across

some wonderful fairies by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.

If you would like to see more of her wonderful fairy art click here.

I love her beautiful fairies.

I chose this one to use for our challenge this week

because I loved the thought of flying away on a butterfly.

You are welcome to use this image or use one of your own.

Find your inner child and fly off to fairyland on a butterfly.

Enjoy

Jeanette

Three Young Ladies

I really had a good time with all of my different

trips down a country lane. Something fun was waiting around

each bend in the road.

These young women are certainly all decked out in

lots of frills and flowers. Maybe slightly over dressed for me but

definitely carefree and happy on their outing.

Our challenge for this week.....

Where would three young ladies be going dressed to the 9s?

Create a wonderful outing for Three Young Ladies using this

photo or something of your own.

I hope this sparks your creativity.

Jeanette

Country Lane

Welcome to another Soartful week.

What beautiful entries for Romantic Orientalism.

This week I have for you a peaceful country lane.

Where will this path take you?

Jeanette