It's sadly the last week of Kristin's Summer of Color ice cream challenge and this weeks flavour is Watermelon Ice - in other words bright red with dark brown (for the choc chips!).
I've really enjoyed this colour palette and ended up doing two sketchbook pages continuing my pollen theme.
I transferred the tree images using Golden Gel and then heated it around the trees to create tiny little white bubbles to represent a pollen 'haze'. The band above the trees is made of tiny little beads.
I wanted to say a big thank you to Kristin for hosting the Summer of Color Challenge and also to everyone who has so kindly stopped by and left such lovely and positive comments - every single one has been so appreciated.
Still on the this weeks colour theme I think Lobelia Cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' has to be one of my all time favourite plants - these photos are from my garden last summer as it is late flowering and not in bloom yet - I wish it went from Spring through to Autumn! I am linking these palettes to Rosie's Color Me Weekly.
I have been loving these colours and really enjoyed putting together some photo mosaics for Mosaic Monday over at Little Red House.
Diane what a beautiful work you have made. Specially love the pollen barrier. What a great great work.
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Marja
Diana, everything you so is superb. How you can create such great works of art from the pollen theme is amazing. Your photo collages are brilliant too, always a pleasure to come visit.
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Lovely work Diana, love the photos, too! Valerie
ReplyDeleteAmazing detail designs on your page, Diane!. Must be lovely to see the pollens above the trees in close up :). I thought they were little migrating birds :). LOVE the pigeon, your art is so peaceful. And wonderful photo collage!!. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteI love this collection of red tones! Great job!!
ReplyDeleteI love your palette of watermelon colours and your lovely mosaics.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week. I am linking up to you through Mosaic Monday.
Stunning!! All of it! The red color on your pages are SO yummy!!! :)
ReplyDeleteAll pieces are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous palettes and mosaics.
ReplyDeleteFantastic all of it! Love the deep rich red.
ReplyDeleteYour art work is gorgeous. Your arrangement and color style is so beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteLove what you've done with this week's color--very very cool!!--sad to see it over..
ReplyDeletePollen barrier is soooo creative ~ wonderful work ~~ thanks, ^_^ (A Creative Harbor) on Blogger
ReplyDeleteI keep seeing your really environmental pieces presented in mixed media and photos. I love them each and every week you are here. What a perfect Pollen Barrier. So, so clever and thought provoking.
ReplyDeletewhat a feast for the eyes! Your journal pollen themed pages are beautiful and all those fantastic red themed photos - wonderful! I'll miss Summer of Colour too!
ReplyDeleteSuch gorgeous images! I love all the red!
ReplyDeleteLove your variety of pieces! Such deep colours!
ReplyDeleteI love your journal pages. The colour is much richer than what I'm used to seeing you work with but as ever they are just gorgeous. Have I told you before that I just love your work. I think I have! Your photos are great too. What a beautiful photo of the robin. You are sooo talented. Have I told you that before. I think I have!
ReplyDeletewonderful inspiration from this theme, it's been such a fun challenge hasn't it?
ReplyDeleteI'm really going to miss Summer of Colour too...
ReplyDeleteI can tell you loved the colours this week :)
I love every single thing in this post (I think I say that every week)... but its true.
Your pollen pieces are amazing.... really....
Karenx
I have drooled over your blog entries. What a talent.
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BEAUTIFUL pages, just beautiful and perfect for this week's flavour/colour prompt.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed looking at your photo mosaics too :o)
Wow what beautiful vibrant reds! I love the technique you used on and around the trees. Very clever. And of course all of your photos are gorgeous. :)
ReplyDeleteLove seeing all of your projects! Especially love the page with the bird, so pretty!
ReplyDeleteSince red is one of my favorite colors this was a feast for my eyes. All really beautiful, love your art work as well as your photos. Truly gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could click on this post and Favorite It! I LOVE your bird with the string of beads, and the way you wrote on that page, LOVE your pollen and beads and trees...and your red mosaics! Ah! I've never loved red so much! Thank you for this treat today!! Kathy
ReplyDeleteThe pollen barrier has been hanging around here too! The bird holding the string is my favorite! Your beautiful reds are so rich!
ReplyDeleteLoving your terrific interpretation of the pollen barrier and all of your fab work. Annette x
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful artwork. This is so inspiring!!! All the pictures including the beautiful photo-compositions look like a beautiful dream!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed seeing your ice cream creations only I've just realised that these were not just digital creations but 'real ones'. I love how you incorporated those bubbles for pollen and the selective colouring for the lobelia and the palette. It's a magestic looking plant and I'm sure this year it will be even later than usual with all this weather. I've never been able to bring it through the winters here.
ReplyDeleteWhat fabulous reds! I do love your photo mosaics.
ReplyDeletegorgeous images, what a fabulous mix of reds, you forget how versatile the colours are!
ReplyDeleteWhat a powerful combination of reds! I love the red rainbow of beads above the trees in the first page.
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Oh my I love the beads it's fantastic!
ReplyDeletegorgeous!! Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteOh Diana, what a truly fabulous palette this week - and I love how you've depicted the pollen - the microbeads, the heated gel medium... so imaginative and creative. You really are an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteOn that subject: I have just nominated you for the versatile blogger award. This is in recognition of how much I enjoy visiting your blog, and for all the inspiration you have given me.
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Shoshi
...beautiful work Diana...your pages are just yummy, loVe the warmth coming from your pages, all the textures you have created, simply gorgeous...your mosiac is full of loVelies and I adore the Robin with his russet Red belly...Melxx :)
ReplyDeleteSpectacular journal pages..I love what you've done with the polken theme- you're mosaics are very cool too- I love the fig!
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