Monday, 1 August 2011

The Summer of Colour #8 Orange

It's now...
 week over at
Kristin's 'Summer of Colour Challenge'
Another BIG colour challenge for me
..usually only used during fall and halloween !
Busy, Busy, Busy here!!
My Boys are on Summer holiday from school, college and Uni,
.....so the house is a busy chaotic mess
(Just how I Love it  !!)
..but I just HAD to find the time to join in with the eighth week of Kristin's wonderful colour prompts....
So,  Just a quickie I'm afraid... a quick water pencil drawing,  some rubber stamping and splattered on a little white gesso, to distress up !


..and the Bonus for this weeks challenge  is to in some way incorporate your favourite quote or poem.
Well, I'm a big quote fan...but I don't have a favourite, but I thought this little quote by Mr Van Gogh was fitting for this weeks colour...
'There is no Blue without Yellow and without Orange.'
-oOo-
So now, I'm going to try my upmost to get around to all your lovely Orange Inspiration and will also try my best to leave a comment!

Can't wait to see what Kristin has in store for us for the rest of the challenge :)

Got to dash !!

Thanks for Looking  !
Jan x

...and one little furry who never misses out on a photo opportunity  !!
 
Barney boy, getting in on the act of orange week  !! :)

31 comments:

Mandy said...

These are both beautiful...love your girls....your place sounds like mine...lol...xxx

Šolanje na domu-Waldorf said...

Such a pretty face! Who would have thought orange could look so good. :) The eyelids are fantastic.

Netty said...

Loving both your girls with their orange cheeks and great eyelids. Annette x

Mandy said...

Oh Jan...I too am going to miss visiting everyone's creations...I may suffer summer of colour withdrawal symptoms...it really is a bit sad....xxx

Lesley Edmonds said...

lovely faces. I really like their rosy orange cheeks.
x

Harvest Moon by Hand said...

Love the double images and how you incorporated text above their heads!

linda (dots n doodles) said...

Love the two girls and the fact that you have reversed the colours from one page to the other. Great faces and love those eyes!

Donna said...

Love your orange, and Barney! Wish my maggie would ham it up!

Jeanie Callaghan said...

Lovely pages, Jan. Wasn't this fun?

Christine said...

Your girls are beautiful!!!

Sherry said...

Jan, what do you mean just a quick water pencil sketch - it's fantastic!!!! I love the rosy orange cheeks - just like yours running around after all those boys (including Barney) of yours I'm imagining - LOL!!

Valerie-Jael said...

Love your orange ladies. And of course, your Barney! Valerie

sugar Creek said...

Love their eyes and lips, so pretty! Love the doggy too!

Kristin said...

Jan! This is fantastic! I love your quote, your girls (love that blue hair and the way it pops off of orange) and the whimsical background. Thanks for sharing all of this with us - and Have Fun with all the boys at home ;) xo

Visits With Mary said...

Your girls are awesome, perfect for orange week...but that Barney..he is toooooo cute ! !

Unknown said...

WOW!! Amazing.. Your pages are awesome.. I just now started my orange page.. I hope to post it soon..

Lesley said...

Oh Jan I am going to miss all your wonderful faces when this challenge is over. I would love to come to the UK to 1. visit family and 2. come to watch you draw and paint these faces.
I love Barney boy and you sound very busy with all the boys home from schools. Hope you are having a great summer.
Hugs Les xooo

WrightStuff said...

So sweet and pretty. She's dreaming of eating tangerines I think ;)

Gerri Herbst said...

Stunning. Your faces are lovely...I do adore them!

Kathy said...

Oooh absolutely love.. really? a quick sketch? lol they are gorgeous.. thanks for stopping by too...glad you're having so much fun with the boys home. love it when they are all home again...
xx

Daniele Valois said...

I was going to use that quote as well. BUt I didn't. I love these faces, and the writing is beautiful!

JessiVille said...

Jan, Love both your girlies this week! They are very special and I loved how you worked the color and the mirror images. Your lettering is beautiful too! Gorgeous my dear!
Jessi xox

Ella said...

Stunning I love how you added just enough blue to make the orange pop~

Jenny said...

Love love your pages Jan... have so enjoyed seeing your fabulous faces each week... they are so gorgeous... and sweet Barney... toooo cute!!

Jenny x

Fars Datter said...

I love them, they are just perfect - both of them! And so is sweet little Barney Boy too.:-)

Liette alias Pixelle said...

Your little dog make me smile...he seems to be so happy to be there for the photo...;-)
I like so much the eyes of your girlies...magnifique!!!

Unknown said...

Great journal pages. I like the quote and the way that you used orange. Cute and summery.

joanna said...

Love your girls Jan!! I guess Barney is part of the challenge too,right? he has a bit of orange too?! lol he's adorable!
xoxo

Kim Dellow said...

Oh wow stunning, Just love the way you have used the colours. Kim

Fallingladies said...

love the orange girl!!!

Jen @Sadie Inspired said...

Oh, I love your orange girls...I love the detail of their cheeks. And, Barney - such a cutie too! Is he a shih tzu? I wanted one...but ended up with an 80 lb. golden retriever! :)