~The Process, Part 1~

This is sometimes how my painting process starts. This process began with a lovely image, via Beautiful Things to Share Blog and I was instantly at my sketchbook. This beautiful image brought me right to Paris and I began to think about a lovely Paris apartment in the Left Bank perhaps on Rue de Seine. Where lovely cafes are on every corner and Paul's is just down the street. Oooo...I can almost smell the patisseries! Where I can go to the local florist and get bundles of fresh flowers for every room.

(image courtesy of OldPlank.com)

This is the second image for my inspiration for my Paris apartment foyer. I had this lovely set of antique doors in my file which are for sale at Old Plank for only $14,500. Aren't they MARVELOUS?

Of course, I had to somehow put Francois Boucher's BEAUTIFUL art in my foyer. Right?

Plus adding my little cat would be cute. (This isn't her although I love this little kitty, mine is a Himalayan so in the final rendering she will be there).

My final rendering! Voila! I placed my little kitty trying to get a beautiful yellow butterfly. Yes, I would have butterflies in my apartment. I also placed a few packages ready to be shipped out and some mail resting on my parquet floors.



Close-ups

Again the final rendering, 15X11". I hope you enjoyed my process in which "an image" sparked a painting.

May everyone have a delightful weekend!

Au revoir

~Miss Kris~

Twinkles in the sky...tonight

(image courtesy of lilidebretagne flickr)

Hello...Yes, please do come in!

I have lots of treasures to seek out.

Old and used robin's egg books

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Very pretty painted pieces.

Quilted covers

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Vintage Mirrors

Beautiful Art

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Pretty chandeliers.

Tiny touches are throughout here.

Today I am loving everything in soft bleus, greens, ivories, and touches of gold. Wouldn't you like to stay here?


Tonight I will be up top, outside, enchanted by the meteor shower. Look out to Cassiopeia constellation in the northeast sky (looks like a "W") and perhaps you'll be able to see lots of twinkles.
Xox's
~Miss Kris~

Bleu Wonders

(Image courtesy of Victoria Magazine)

Hi Everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Yesterday we got 3 inches of snow after enjoying a wonderful first week of Spring. It was a very heavy snow, around 1 p.m. the sun came out and started to melt it away. Not entirely but enough to melt of the sidewalks and driveways. It really was a lovely day! I started to think about Spring cleaning and freshening everything up and the colour Bleu popped into my head. It is so soothing and fresh. Here are some pretty images of BLEU.

(Image courtesy of Victoria Magazine)

(Image courtesy of Victoria Magazine)

I am loving this white slipcover chair with a pretty bleu pillow...so comfy with the fire burning, after all it still is in the 30's here. Burrr....

(Image coutersy of Victoria Magazine)
Pretty flowers...I can't wait for the earth to start blooming these little flowers.

(Image courtesy of Victoria Magazine)
A very soothing bleu wall...
(Image courtesy of British Home & Garden)
Another soft bleu wall by a lovely tub with lots of pretty lacy linens. I love this!!!
(Image courtesy of British Home & Garden)
Close-up of the pretty lacy window treatments.

(Image courtesy of British Home & Garden)
Ooooo...this pretty feminine white and bleu wallpaper is LOVELY!!!

(Image courtesy of British Home and Garden)

This may just be my favourite bedroom ever! I love the softness and the light bleu walls and to wake up with the sun shining is Heavenly to me!

~L oie de Pomeranie ~

My little bleu watercolour of a Pomeranian Goose-Nest-Gold Coins. Available hereI often wish I had a white kitchen, this is why I painted this lovely.

I also LOVE little ducks and geese!

~Silver Appleyard Canard~

This is perhaps the companion to the Goose Watercolour it is of a Silver Appleyard Duck. I would love to see these framed in a very thin white frame with white matting. One day! It's also available here.

Of Course! I could not leave out a lovely Provence home with its pretty Bleu shutters. This is where I want to be!!! Are you loving Dreamy and Sweet bleus?

Au Revoir!

~Miss Kris~