My Favorite Things
Follow the Pumpkin Lined Road - 9 x 12 Watercolor
Follow the Pumpkin Lined Road - 9 x 12 Watercolor
So here we are in my favorite month of the year. If I had a wish to
make, I'd ask for it to be October for 6 months straight!
I think many of you may know the song Julie Andrews sang in the movie
The Sound of Music called My Favorite Things. Well, when I was working
on some Halloween projects, the melody came to mind and I penned the
following poem to that melody. If you can recall it, sing it to that
melody while you read. (If not, just Google 'song My Favorite Things'
and it'll take you to a YouTube page where you can here her sing)
Shall we do it together? Here we go. . .
Pumpkins and broomsticks black cats with their Witches,
Cauldrons and Ravens crows on spooky branches,
Dark clouds surround the full moon like a claw,
Skulls with their bones and the ghosts Oh so tall!
Black candles with red flames black hats pointed so sharp,
Ghouls and ghosts floating that glow in the black dark,
Kids in their costumes chanting loud Trick or Treats,
These are a few of my favorite things!
Orange and black lights on bushes and windows,
Carved pumpkins on doorsteps wicked smiles all aglow,
Haunting the air feels with magical beings,
These are a few of my favorite things!
When the crow caws, when the owls screech, when the days are shorter
than nights,
I know it's that time of the year called October and then soon will be.
. .
All Hallows Eve!!
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The Halloween Bird
Halloween bird Baltimore Oriel 9x12 soft pastel
Halloween bird - Baltimore Oriel 9x12 soft pastel
On Instagram I read where a little boy saw a Baltimore Oriel and said
"look mommy, a Halloween bird!". And I thought, wow, how cool. So here
he is! Oriels stay around in the eastern and central areas then start
to leave as early as July for wintering grounds in Florida, the
Caribbean, Central America and the northern tip of South America. They
definitely are a beautiful bird as is their song. We've seen them here
in our area and when not visible, I can always pick out their song and
know they are around.
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Halloween Journals
Journal Hard Cover
Journal front Cover - hard bound
Journal Back cover
Journal Back cover - hard bound
sample pages
sample pages
sample pages
sample pages
sample pages
sample pages
sample pages
sample pages
Journal soft cover
Journal soft cover
opening page
opening page - pen holder on inside cover
During the month of October I love to work on Halloween themed creative
projects. The above embellished Journals are a favorite of mine to work
on. It's a nice diversion from painting and I make them in many
different themes. Nature, Christmas, Vintage, Winter, just to name a
few.
The hard bound journals hold more pages and take more time to make. The
soft journal covers have less pages and are quicker to complete. I have
many covers completed, just sitting until their turn comes to embellish
the pages with all kinds of goodies from writing cards to decorating
pages just for the sake of decoration. There are also plenty of blank
specialty papers to journal on in each journal.
So far I've been making them mostly for my own private collection
because I really hate to part with them! So far anyway. Just thought to
share another piece of my creativity with you. Especially the Halloween
creations!
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3x3 oil on stretched canvas
3x3 oil on stretched canvas
And what would my Halloween projects be without adding at least one
crow to the group. Small but mighty these small miniature paintings can
be.
A spooky enough tree with the bird of magic on its branch is a perfect
setting for a Halloween scene.
And now to move on to the more mundane time slot when I went to the
Arboretum to paint and also a few other miniatures to share.
Like all things must pass, so will October. :(
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Other Favorite Things. . .
Field of Gold at the Arboretum
Field of Gold at the Arboretum
Field of Gold
Field of Gold
Close up
Close up
Guess who
Guess who
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Plein air - Morton Arboretum
Plein air - Morton Arboretum
It was beautiful weather that late September day to go and find a nice
peaceful spot to paint. As I drove to the West side of the park, the
field of gold (above) came into view. I've painted there many times,
including in winter, but it was the first time I saw it in bloom, so I
hit right on choosing that day to go there.
It was too sunny and crowded with people stopping to catch the scene
with photos so I found a quiet place further back to enjoy the solitude
and do what I love . . . paint.
Plein Air set i[
Plein Air set up
5x5 mini oil
5x5 mini oil
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Other Mini's to gaze upon
Dramatic sky - 4x12 oil on gallery wrapped canvas
Dramatic sky - 4x12 oil on gallery wrapped canvas
The Bridge Morton Arboretum 4x12 oil on gallery wrapped canvas
The Bridge Morton Arboretum 4x12 oil on gallery wrapped canvas
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Haunted graveyard - watercolor in sketchbook
Haunted graveyard - watercolor in sketchbook
Thank you for taking time out in your busy schedule to read my
newsletter.
I hope you enjoyed the myriad of pieces I created this month as much as
I enjoy sharing them with you.
This is a real place known at St. James Cemetery in Palos Hills and it
really is known to be haunted. I've painted there several times,
including once on Halloween (during the day of course :) !
May you have a haunting Halloween time this year and enjoy all things
Pumpkin flavored, as I do!
Painting with Passion ~ Arlene
arlenetilghman@gmail.com
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