Friday, March 21, 2014




spring arrived while i took my blog break.   while color blooms

outdoors, i have had fun with monochromatic and minimal colors.

by playing with a setting on my iphone this is a very colorful journal page 

was translated into black and white.  i will show what the color version 

in a future post.   in real life very little is black or white

so creating it by the touch of a button gives a magical feel.  








i celebrated a friends' s birthday by going to the 

diane von furstenburg exhibit

at the los angeles county museum of art





i remember when her wrap dresses were the

craze.




and they still are popular 





fifty years later.


i am glad to be back here at my home away from home with you
and my paint party friday friends.  i hope you get a chance to 
visit some of the other creatives who post their art each week.



“One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.” 
― Friedrich Nietzsche

16 comments:

  1. Wow, lucky you going to that exhibition. Love your monochromatic picture. Valerie

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  2. I do love black and white. Lucky you to have seen the exhibition. I wish I could!

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  3. Black and white is just classy and never goes out of style.. Sounds like you had a wonderful time at the exhibit.
    Happy PPF
    Sandy #86

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  4. Very interesting journalpage, I saw it on Facebook already. Curious to see the coloured version ....

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  5. Instant viewing in black and white will be so handy - makes the design so much clearer.
    Wrap type skirts look great when you are standing still or walking indoors - not so good in a breeze when you are carrying shopping!!!

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  6. Lovely journal page. It looks so nicely layered in black and white. I'd love to see the color version.

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  7. Wow this post is so cohesive with the monochromatic photos and artwork. Something a little different than your norm! Love it..thanks for sharing!

    Hugs Giggles

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  8. What a coincidence! I have been painting with a limited palette of black, white, and gray lately. I thought you had been, too, until I read your post. :) I like your journal page, and you're right, nothing really is black and white.

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  9. The Diane von Furstenburg exhibit sounds delightful and a wonderful way to help someone celebrate their birthday. Your black and white journal page intrigues me. I love color but I can't help feeling excited over the possibilities offered in the electronics of today.

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  10. Black and white has a certain calming effect, a nostalgic effect. It's great, Irene!

    Hank

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  11. I really like the black and white version and the colour will be interesting to see but this already is gorgeous in it's monochromatic tones!


    Annabelle m..m

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  12. Love your black and white artwork- I think it be a challenge for me because I am always using vivid colors but I will give it a whirl. I really want to buy a wrap dress too. Happy PPF

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  13. I agree with kaykuala about black and white having a calming effect...but I am itching to see the color version too!

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  14. Black and white are elegant colors. Lovely work!

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  15. It's interesting how colors come and go in work, sometimes the crave for b&w is powerful, the touch of minimalist world enchants. And then suddenly, all colors burst out. Your image looks like that, it's about to blossom, it's on the brink of spring. Beautiful!

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