OK, My Hubby, Soul Surfer & avid Beachcomber handed me a piece of wood recently... (no jokes please)... actually over Easter... the grain was worn & etched & the piece weathered, it was a treasure washed up by the ocean onto the sand at the bays, you had to be the right person to find this, others may have walked by never bending to scoop it up and absorb the beauty it possessed... I loved the driftwood and was not going to touch it... it sat on my desk,
Anyway...
I ended up painting this on in black ink... and gave it back to him... Good Friday.
Anyone who hasn't checked out the other PPF artists, can follow this link to drop in & see what they got up to this Friday ;)
Hello my Aussie friend,
ReplyDeleteAustralia, Queensland must have wonderful beach!!!
Me and my hubby aren't spots type. Surfing must be fun. It is nice you could make use of his present from the beach, isn't it?
Have a wounferful weekend♫
Hi love the driftwood painting... lucky you living in Oz... I love it there... just don't get to go as much as I would like....
ReplyDeleteI am so happy you came to visit :) thank you for your kind words... you know my husband surfs each day but my daughters and I tend to either have a swim or dip if it's really hot but rather take a book & sit under the pandanus trees as we get easily burned, we do enjoy the beach but more for picnics :) I hope to go on a picnic tomorrow for Mother's Day, I love nothing better than just hanging out with the family and it doesn't have to be a fancy restaurant, I rather be spoilt with company rather than an expensive meal, so a sandwich & (maybe a wine LOL) down at the bays in the shade with my hubby & daughters would be ideal, sometimes I take a sketch book with me too, it's wonderful :) Have a great weekend my friend (or as we say it Australia) Ava great weekend mate!! ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you too Catherine, you sound like you live in a wonderful part of the world too... Orchid is my friend from Japan, you in France & me here on the Sunshine Coast in Australia, and it blows me away that here we are sharing ;) too cool! Where did you go in Oz Catherine? It changes constantly, I'm originally from Sydney & each time I go back to visit family there's a new highway gone in!! Take care & have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteOh wow this drawing on wood is fabulous, you must have such a steady hand. Enjoy the weekend, Annette x
ReplyDeletelove the organic texture of the wood enhance by your ink work, simply beautiful, and so nice that it waited so long to appear, both on the beach then on your desk, we hanker for the sea dn live slap bang in the middle of England so no hope of 'nipping' to the beach...but later inteh year I'll post some of the views form the Dark Peaks and that's our compensation, anyhow He's too old to surf now ( don't tell him I told you that - he WIll Not part with the boards and our wet suits.
ReplyDeleteOh I have so many beautiful pieces of collected drift wood around my home, always with the intention of doing something with them...now I am COMPLETELY inspired! Sooo beautiful! LOVE your driftwood lady :)
ReplyDeleteoh this very cool! I love the beach and collecting driftwood, excellent idea to paint on it with black like this! Beautiful! have a great weekend! xo
ReplyDeleteI like the simplicity and expression in this piece, it's beautiful and meaningful, too. Thanks for showing us the potential in something normally overlooked. Happy Mother's Day, too!
ReplyDeleteJust love this piece, very unique and the driftwood makes it even more so.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Amy
Oh I love this. The driftwood was a wonderful piece of wood and your ink painting is inspiring. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful... it makes me sad... I think it transmit the spirit of Good Friday to the max.
ReplyDeleteThis is tunning. I think it is one of my favorite pieces of yours...
ReplyDeleteSo many emotions.
Stunning, even.
ReplyDeleteWow! Did you ever capture the spirit in that driftwood well!
ReplyDeleteInteresting piece of wood and I love what you did with it. Great job!
ReplyDeleteYou did a fabulous job with such feeling on this piece. You are very good at what you do. Happy Weekend.....The Olde Bagg
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful creative way to work on the piece of driftwood. I sometimes bring driftwood from the beach (Northern California) or I just take pictures of those that really strike me. I like their weathered texture.
ReplyDeleteShelle, what a beautiful, amazing piece of art! So touching and so much feeling!
ReplyDeleteIt's a lot of fun working on wood. What a great piece to find. Love it! Happy PPF.
ReplyDeleteIncredible, wood has a soul of a woman ... Saludos
ReplyDeleteIt's even more beautiful now.
ReplyDeleteWow! This is absolutely beautiful! You are so artistically gifted. I wish I could paint as well, but I must stick to walls and trim. ;-)
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking..both the wood and the painting! So nice that you gifted it back to your hubby!
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful! I would've been one of those who wouldn't have known what a treasure lay in that driftwood.
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it's beautiful what you did with it, gives the piece so much meaning.
ReplyDeleteSO beautiful and touching. She expresses so much emotion in such a quiet way,it´s heartwrenching.
ReplyDeleteLovely line work, very expressive and fluid. You're doing great with the driftwood. Fantastic! ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a loving gesture between husband and wife. It certainly came out beautiful and I bet he really liked it. I know I do! Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteI love combing for treasures on the beach far more than actually going in the water! I'd probably be sitting under the trees with you, eating a sandwich and sketching :)
ReplyDeleteShe is so sad, you have succeeded in conveying a gentle longing in her that begs for change.....
Hi Sunshine! Love that piece of driftwood and what you have done with it, just wonderful! Greetings from Kaiserswerth in Germany, Valerie
ReplyDeleteJust stopping by to say Happy Mother's Day! May your babies paint you the most wonderful of occasions!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely piece, it was just meant to be! Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteFantastic work! I bet your hubby was impressed with this.
ReplyDeleteI wish I lived near a beach, I need to get a hold of some wood too (no jokes here, lol!)
as I've wanted to paint some Santas on driftwood for a while now.
have a great day!
xoxo
betty
Oh wow, that is very cool!
ReplyDeleteWow! Absolutely breath-taking and beautiful! Gorgoeus work! I love painting on driftwood too..it is really magical..and your art is gorgeous!! Shine on!
ReplyDeleteYou are awesome SunshineShell!!
Victoria
He has been a wonderful drawing. I love the design of the piece of wood.
ReplyDeletethis is absolutely tender and gorgeous. So creative of you.
ReplyDeleteit's like the wood was made to have this image. beautiful! So glad you've joined PPF! I love your artwork :)
ReplyDeleteI love love love this! Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
ReplyDeleteGuess who have an I JUST LOVE HER VERSATILE WAYS award at my blog?
ReplyDeleteYep, you! http://pagan-culture.blogspot.com/2011/05/this-versatile-witch-loves-to-get.html
Oh my dear, I have awarded you the same award as Ms. Wicked Darling herself......oops...but tag, you're it. Hugs
ReplyDeleteHello, Miss Shelle. I'm just dropping by to tell you I have an award for you on my blog if you would like it. Take care!
ReplyDeleteHi From Scotland
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time joining in with Paint Party Friday - incredibly artists out there, you included. This is fabulous.
Wishes
Lynne
So much emotion from this work. Love the medium too. HAPPY PPF!
ReplyDeleteThis is just incredible! I love the theme and it is so perfect that is was washed up on the beach. Glad you decided to do something more with it! :-)
ReplyDeleteShe is beautiful! What a great use of recycling. Stunning!
ReplyDeleteAWESOME!! Love your sense of humor too. Happy PPF!
ReplyDeletei love driftwood and you have created a stunning piece of art from this piece. she is simply stunning!
ReplyDeleteI love painting on things other than canvas. She is so pretty and sad. Very moving little piece of work!
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty piece. Great idea to recycle!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful. Glad he found it and that you decided to paint on it. I really want to try some paintings on alternative materials.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool way to use found materials! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your well wishes and that precious tasty comment. You are such a sweetheart!
ReplyDeleteOh I love this one as well, brilliant!!
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