Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Anything can be ...

I immediately fell in love with this month's challenge over at the "ARTastic Challenge Blog". This site offers paintings as a monthly inspiration, so much fun!

This is the inspirational painting:

Isn't this the most gorgeous painting? Upon looking at it, I just couldn't help myself, I had to take out my paint brushes and try to capture that feeling of the painting. This is what I came up with:


I cut out some pics of my kids taken in Krete in 2004. They looked so cute sitting at the waterfront, all three of them peacefully next to each other ... aww such happy days!
As I couldn't really think of a place to put a title, but I still wanted it to look more like a scrapbook page rather than a mimicked painting, I searched for a poem to go with that feeling the painting gave me. And I just love this one from Shel Silverstein:

Listen to the mustn'ts, child.
Listen to the don'ts.
Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts.
Listen to the never haves,
then listen close to me...
Anything can happen, child.
Anything can be

Beautiful, isn't it? I made a little mistake writing down the poem, which really bummed me out at first!!! I forgot an entire line, which meant I had to write all the way up to the sun, which wasn't my original intention. I only wanted the text to be at the left hand side of the page. I still think that would have looked prettier, but no point in feeling unhappy about it, what's done is done... I also forgot the "close", but that was easily fixed (after having taken the picture though).

Is this a scrapbook LO, or is this an art journal page ... I have no idea? I can't tell anymore if this hobby of ours is about preserving pictures, telling a story, or just about bringing across a certain feeling ... But... does it matter, really?

Talk to you later!
xxx Peggy

31 comments:

  1. Nee Peggy, het maakt niet uit of deze LO in de categorie "scrapbook" of "art journal" te plaatsen is.... De geschilderde achtergrond... je kids op de voorgrond... het gedicht... Plaats deze LO maar in de groep: "Prachtige Werken"!!!

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  2. It can be whatever you want it to be sweetie, as long as it's recording an awesome memory for you. ;) And it's so GORGEOUS!!! Awesome job...
    - April

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  3. Shattebol, da hebt ge weer al eens schitterend gedaan hé, is echt mooi geworden, hoop dat ik ooit zo goed word al jij.
    Dikke kus.
    Ikke

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  4. wow peggy this is gorgeous love it

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  5. Fabulous!!!
    One - I had the same thoughts when I saw the Artastic challenge. I know I want to get out the paints if I ever get around to doing this one.
    Two - You know my "Peggy-style" layout? It's a bit like this. Not as amazing as yours, but has a painty background with a few scrapbook embellishments thrown in so I could convince myself it was scrapbook and not art-journal.

    Anyway - whatever it is, and whatever you might want to call it, it's still awesome!

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  6. oooo ! your art is fantastic , Peggy ! love how you created the background !!!

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  7. OMYGOSH!!! Peggy!! YOU ROCKED this!! WOW WOW WOW!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the photo cutouts...the lantern and loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the paint!! WOW! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

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  8. Peggy, jij bent echt goed met verf!
    Wowsa, doe het je niet na ;)
    Maakt inderdaad niet uit onder welke "noemer" deze beauty valt. Het gaat tenslotte om het vastleggen van herinneringen...

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  9. Prachtig Peggy... maakt niet uit hoe je het noemt! Je hebt van Monet's versie helemaal je eigen impressie weten te maken! Knap hoor!!!

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  10. Ohhhhhhhh.....
    Dat is wat ik hardop zei toen ik je kunstwerk zag!!! Wat mooi!!!!! En wat iedereen al voor mij gezegd heeft, het maakt niet uit hoe je het noemt, het is GEWELDIG!!! Je bent zo'n topper met verf, ben er gewoon jaloers op ;-)
    En die foto, zo leuk dat je die hebt uitgeknipt! Ze zitten er gewoon ECHT!
    Complimenten Peggy!!!!

    XXXJenneke

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  11. OMG, this is just so, so beautiful!!! Love your style!!! XoX Julia Sáddi - from Brazil

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  12. You amaze me....your talent is never ending and this one is STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Love it sweet and love you tooooo!!!

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  13. You´re so talented and inspiring! I love this page!! the background, the colours, the photo and the poem...it´s a beautiful feeling to scrap on!! xxx

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  14. Je layout ziet er prachtig!!! uit Peggy.Alles is mooi, de geschilderde achtergrond, de uitgeknipte foto, de lantaarn en dan dat gedicht... SUPER!!!!

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  15. Wat GAAF!!!!!!!!!!! Je bent inderdaad echt goed met verf, zo leuk met de kinderen op de voorgrond :)
    Je hebt altijd van die hele originele LO`s, petje af!!!

    Bedankt voor je lieve berichtjes op mijn blog :)

    Liefs viv

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  16. Peggy this is simply gorgeous and amazing!!! I don't think you have to label it at all, it's perfect!!! I'm off to check out this new challenge blog (like I don't already have a bunch I'm behind on!) haha

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  17. WOW! Peggy..dit is zo mooi!!ik kan er wel naar blijven kijken!Die lantaarn, die prachtige kids van jou, uitgeknipt en op de voorgrond, de kleuren en het gedicht, je geweldige schilderen...WOW!Echt een waar kunstwerk!
    En ik denk dat scrappen all drie heeft en het maakt niet uit hoe je het noemt. Het is JIJ!!
    Dikke knuffel!

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  18. I think it's beautiful no matter what you call it!! Stunning, girl!! It's off the hook!! Amazing!!

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  19. Peggy, you are an amazing woman! Thank you so much for being my friend! YOur work is always so inspiring! Hugs~G~

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  20. Hi hon! I wanted to let you know I replied to your email the other day, just in case you didn't get it (my email's been a little wonky lately). If you didn't get it, let me know and I'll resend it, ok? Huge hugs!!
    - April

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  21. oooh, peggy...wat een prachtige lo!!! de achtergrond is echt super mooi geschilderd en de foto's zijn zo schattig!!!en hoe je dat ribkarton hebt gebruikt als muurtje/hekje...super!!!

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  22. Lena zegt 't juist: plaats 't onder 't kopje prachtige werken! Dat is 't Peggy! Schitterend gedaan zeg!

    Fijne maandag, Angèle

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  23. Peggy, i just love visiting. your pages are so fabulous. very artistic. love this.

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  24. OK. Officially GOB SMACKED. You are awesome girl. I love popping over here to see what you are up to. Awesome layout. So inspiring. You are such an unique artist.

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  25. Well,I reckon scrapping should contain something of yourself and leave the legacy of who you were. Pages like yours tells that story. It's awesome. I love painting too, kinda two joys for me, art and my kids, perfect combo huh! Your writing also leads the eye to the sun, so I thought it was extremely purposeful! ;) Altogether an inspiring piece!

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  26. This is incredible, Peggy!! I love this and this is truly your gift in scrapbooking - so original and artistic!! Just my opinion of course. ;)

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  27. Oh wat mooi!!!! Helemaal geweldig!! (en wat maakt het uit hoe je het noemt? het is gewoon prachtig). Ik kwam hier via Jennekes blog en vind je creaties prachtig!! Ga gauw nog even verder kijken.
    Groetjes,
    Monique

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  28. You were my first choice in the voting this month for this gorgeous layout, I told Shazza I just could not go past that gorgeous background, but every bit of it was just divine. Melxx

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  29. Hi Peggy ... what beautiful work, I am delighted with your art. Congratulations!
    Kisses from Brazil!

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