Happy Monday... even in January! PPF

I know to be happy on a grey, Monday in January in the middle of winter is a rare thing, but I was happy... and still am :D

I've started my new online art course and it has certainly hit my mojo button.

As I've mentioned before I was a little lost over the last few months and had virtually stopped drawing/painting completely. (Maybe missing Muffin had hit harder than I thought)

But Lilla at Make Art That Sells has reignited my passion.

This weeks assignment was right up my alley.

Drawing the contents of your bag.

It's amazing once you take a look into it, just what it can reveal about you.

So I have a few sketches of various items, but I decided to take this bottle of perfume to another level...adding colour.

The bottle is now unfortunately empty... hint hint to hubby!

(Alien by Thierry Mugler)

I've also another reason to be happy today (well actually I've got many things to be happy and thankful for, but for this arty post lets keep it to art) and that is because I've been featured over at Paint Party Friday!

How brilliant is that?

I was so surprised as I went to catch up with the link and there was my Chef Chook! 

(There's also some cute roe deer photos included too...click here if you'd like to see)

Hardly a masterpiece, but it was the first fun piece of the year.

Something to get me back into creating art... and I'm thrilled to be highlighted.

Thank you both Eva and Kristin

I'm off to empty my bag (heaven knows what I'll find hidden in the depths) and to carry on sketching.

I think I'm getting to like this and it's a great start to the New Year.

Have fun everyone and thanks for visiting.

Firth of Forth

Happy Easter Monday to you all.

This photo was taken whilst traveling along the Firth of Forth road bridge... looking across to the rail bridge. I've travelled on both bridges numerous times as I travel up and down the country.

Here's a few details for anyone interested in bridges...

The Forth Bridge was the most prominent steel structure when it became operational in 1890. 

The cantilever railway bridge was built across the Firth of Forth at Queensferry, 14km west of Edinburgh. 

It still continues to remain a significant and admirable engineering structure of the Victorian era.

If you'd like to read more about the bridge then click here

There is in fact another bridge being constructed at the moment on the other side of the road bridge. 

Once again if you'd like to see details then click here

Today, I'm linking with Mersad over at Through my lens if you'd like to see more photographers work.

I'm also linking up today Wordless (on Tuesday at image-in-ing)