MUSINGART PAINTINGS, PHOTOS, THOUGHTS

2012-02-18T08:41:00.000-05:00

BENI QUARAIN

2012-02-09T07:53:00.000-05:00

Cruising through the world wide web, happened upon these 'white giants' and was able to connect with an incredible company
http://themorrocanroom.com. The beautiful images were sent to me and I am simply passing them onto you. The tribal textile
is a precious art to promote.

Cheb Mami Douha Alia. Rai algerien

2012-02-07T20:17:00.000-05:00

2012-02-07T14:00:00.000-05:00

2012-02-07T13:57:00.000-05:00

always there are a couple of paintings that just aren't hitting it for me and have had these two sitting around and hopefully this is it.
the Palestinian embroicery feels right, the embroidery is just amazing and so are the people who do it. The Qing painting, eeeeh, dunno yet....

2012-01-29T14:23:00.000-05:00

Rangina Hamidi and Kandahar Treasure - Afghanistan : Santa Fe International Folk Art Market

2012-01-29T12:17:00.000-05:00

Rangina Hamidi and Kandahar Treasure - Afghanistan : Santa Fe International Folk Art Market

Threads of Identity: Preserving Palestinian Costume and Heritage

2012-01-28T05:11:00.000-05:00

Threads of Identity: Preserving Palestinian Costume and Heritage

unsewn: Map of patterns - Palestine and the impossibility ...

2012-01-27T04:56:00.000-05:00

unsewn: Map of patterns - Palestine and the impossibility ...: Here is a picture of me in the West Bank town of Ramallah in 1993. I still have fond memories of my time there and the friends I ma...

kal w kolna: Dardashat

2012-01-27T04:51:00.000-05:00

kal w kolna: Dardashat: Palestinian Rights in Lebanon In a time where everything is computerized how can we still find a legal document that is fill...

Found more in the archives...

2012-01-16T23:18:00.000-05:00

2012-01-16T16:35:00.000-05:00

TWO MORE

2012-01-14T10:25:00.000-05:00

The Chinese coat was a bit of a problem for me in that I was trying to paint what I thought someone else would like and that is just so ridiculous, we are not mind readers, sooo I hope that I can put this one to bed. The second is a joy for me to paint, all of the patterns are
from the Middle East, an area that I find fascinating...

2012-01-04T08:53:00.000-05:00

saw the first painting on the web, dunno where because I do so much surfing but fell in love with the pearls and had to paint it with my colours.. the second is under construction and a compilation of Arabuc floral designs.

walk to your drum beat

2012-01-03T08:25:00.001-05:00

UNDER CONSTRUCTION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE AN OPINION

2011-12-29T10:05:00.001-05:00

2011-12-27T18:50:00.000-05:00

Lizel is the most amazing 'daughter in law" activist, mother, friend and photographer to make this puss look fine.
We had a lovely Christmas and look forward to another year. I look at 2012 with optimism and love and everyday have more
and more ideas. Textiles is definately 'my thing' and what I would like to do is to have a show with textiles from ancient times in
the Middle East. The colours are just so amazing and the history..fantastic.
Wishing all a happy year to come and blessings
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MUSINGART PAINTINGS, PHOTOS, THOUGHTS: Saturday morning thoughts

2011-12-24T08:00:00.000-05:00

MUSINGART PAINTINGS, PHOTOS, THOUGHTS: Saturday morning thoughts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_costumes

Saturday morning thoughts

2011-12-24T07:59:00.000-05:00

under construction

2011-12-19T09:17:00.000-05:00

2011-12-19T09:07:00.000-05:00

2011-12-18T19:51:00.000-05:00

NEW CANVASES UNDER CONSTRUCTION

2011-12-12T09:43:00.000-05:00

Textiles are just so fascinating and judging by the comments coming in, am not alone. The top one is a Chinese coat with a Cloud Collar from the Qing Dynesty. Fascinating research. The second is an old standby, sells really well, and the third is my heart, a bodice from
a Palestinian dress..the colours...............

WOODEN BED IN CRIMSON

2011-12-02T20:43:00.000-05:00

THERE GOES FAUSTO

2011-11-30T19:01:00.000-05:00

And this is what it is all about.....

TEXTILE PAINTINGS

2011-11-28T12:59:00.000-05:00

When I was a youngster I used to collect bits of fabric and scotch tape them to my bedroom walls. I have always been fascinated with textiles, had my own floorcloth business and now am into the history of designs, weaving, tribal, clothing, rugs, well there is so much to learn. It is a wonderful discovery to paint the periods and put my slant on them.

Some of my photographs

2011-11-28T12:39:00.000-05:00

MORE OLD PAINTINGS TO SHOW YOU

2011-11-28T12:22:00.001-05:00

I have this old storage drive and plugged it in this morning and found some work that I thought I had lost. I tend to paint very quickly, even with the detail and will have more than one on the go ... I get so excited with ideas so have paintings all over the place, storage, friend's walls, my son has asked to not bring over any more. ... some are available. Just email me!

2011-11-27T05:21:00.000-05:00

GLADSTONE SHOW

2011-11-26T13:49:00.000-05:00

WHAT A GREAT SHOW...I WOULD FIRST OF ALL LIKE TO THANK THE FRIENDS WHO CARED ENOUGH TO SHOW UP. SUPPORT YESTERDAY WAS CRITICAL AND THE DURING THE SHOW WAS NOT BUZY BUT THE LAST 30 MINUTES WAS MAYHEM AND SOLD 5 OUT OF 9 PAINTINGS...
AND MET SOME AWESOME CONNECTIONS/FRIENDS..A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENING...

2011-11-23T08:55:00.000-05:00

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE

2011-11-18T09:33:00.000-05:00

have gone and hurt my groin so hobbling around, actually trying to stay off it but there is a lot to do still and am excited!!!

JANE

2011-11-17T12:42:00.000-05:00

This passionate poem was written by a work friend Jane Iwenofu and she has had it formated and framed in a most unusual way. If you are interested in it, please contact me and will forward to Jane..

IS THIS POEM LOVELY!!!

2011-11-16T09:02:00.000-05:00

TREE IN MY BACKYARD

2011-11-11T13:15:00.000-05:00

Was blowing last night and took a shot of this beautiful tree that has lost most of it's leaves for winter and watched the last few struggling to hang on...life..

thanks for the nice comment

2011-11-11T07:27:00.000-05:00

2011-11-02T15:22:00.000-04:00

this amazing photograph was taken in 1948

2011-11-02T11:03:00.000-04:00

I just adore Margaret Atwood

PALESTINE EMBROIDERY

2011-10-30T12:08:00.000-04:00

It measures 5 feet x 2.5 and as I was painting this I
did a lot of research into Palestine and Palestinian textiles..beautiful

2011-10-28T13:00:00.000-04:00

FOOLING AROUND WITH EXPOSURE

2011-10-17T19:17:00.000-04:00

SCARF AND BED

2011-10-15T18:44:00.000-04:00

BENI OUARAIN CARPETS AMAZING

2011-10-14T10:44:00.000-04:00

2011-10-07T19:23:00.000-04:00

was thinking of doing a lot of small canvases of individual textiles
and there are so many colours, countries, techniques and most of them are so beautiful, particularily tribal

In Memory of Steve Jobs

2011-10-07T13:05:00.000-04:00

ART BY LIAM AND COHEN AND WAITING FOR STELLA

2011-09-29T21:55:00.001-04:00

CURRENT WORK

2011-09-29T21:51:00.000-04:00

HAVE A HABIT OF PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE SOMETIMES

Anita Quansah

2011-09-28T20:01:00.000-04:00

So one morning was cruising 1st Dibs and ran across this mind blowing piece of jewellery and of course was able to follow to a web site.

Anita Quansah is a UK designer of these beautiful pieces. You may google her and what pops up is a large array of accessories that are wonderful.
Normally I am not one to promote but you must see these!!!!!!

2011-09-20T21:49:00.000-04:00

TWO NEWIES

2011-09-20T16:15:00.000-04:00

BLOG ARCHVE LISTS

2011-09-20T12:12:00.000-04:00

TOTAL NUMBER OF ARCHIVE PAINTINGS FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS

2011-09-20T11:29:00.000-04:00

MY TOTAL NUMBER OF PAINTINGS ARCHIVES FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS...

2011-09-20T11:19:00.000-04:00

SOME ARE STIL AVAILABLE...

2011-09-19T17:16:00.000-04:00

2011-08-15T15:08:00.000-04:00

2011-08-15T14:50:00.000-04:00

KUTCH

2011-08-13T17:18:00.000-04:00

MY NEW KUTCH

2011-08-10T12:26:00.001-04:00

this is just the beginning and have mapped out with me trusty pen the fabric outside and the kutch embroidery on the inside. A sort of international textile painting with a portion of moi thrown in. I thought I would take a pic and show you how it is coming along. This is just the sart, now comes the colours......

GETTING READY

2011-08-09T18:37:00.000-04:00

The Fall is coming fast, it is August and now is the time to finish up any art projects to sell. I had my Canon handy and took some pics of the old place as well. The cutie pie is Stella my grandaughter and her Mum Lizel. Are we not talking simply beautiful, the two of them!!

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE

2011-08-09T08:18:00.000-04:00

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE

2011-08-09T07:47:00.000-04:00

FOR SALE

2011-08-08T09:09:00.002-04:00

FOR SALE

2011-08-08T09:07:00.002-04:00

FOR SALE

2011-08-08T09:04:00.000-04:00

2011-08-08T09:00:00.000-04:00

ART ON THE FLOOR

2011-08-07T09:33:00.000-04:00

APARTHEIT

2011-08-07T09:30:00.000-04:00

This photo is the wall that was built to contain
or keep out the Palestinian people from their land........

CHINA, INDIA, ALGERIA, TUNISIA, EGYPT, UZBEK

2011-08-07T09:24:00.000-04:00

ARABIC DESIGNS

2011-08-07T09:20:00.000-04:00

PALESTINE

2011-08-07T09:17:00.000-04:00

JOHNVICIC.BLOGSPOT.COM

2011-08-07T08:59:00.000-04:00

OLDER POSTS

2011-08-06T18:44:00.000-04:00