Thursday, July 18, 2013

PPF/SOC: A Summer Afternoon

The color pair for the last week of Summer of Color, hosted by Kristin at Twinkle, Twinkle is sepia and sage. I loved this combination and had picked out a quote to use, but once I finished creating my postcard with acrylic paint and stencils, this Henry James quote seemed to be a better fit: "Summer afternoon - summer afternoon, to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." 
I've really enjoyed the Summer of Color, and I have one extra post card left. So, I'm going to continue to play for one more week.  If anyone wants to join in, feel free to come back here next Friday and I'll set up a linky. The color palette will be red/orange and sky blue!
Let me know in comments if you want to play along.

33 comments:

froebelsternchen said...

this is beautiful! I love the it... wonderful!
Happy PPF!
FROEBELSTERNCHEN FROM AUSTRIA

ART-JOURNAL-JOURNEY-CHALLENGE

Jane said...

love the quote.

Ayala Art said...

Beautiful combination! Your piece is fantastic!

Paper rainbow said...

You have added such a summery feel to colours which I thought to be rather autumnal, lovely!

scrappyjacky said...

I just love that quote...and it is so apt with the weather we are having at the moment.

denthe said...

Wonderful work and such a beautiful quote! I would've loved to have red-orange and sky-blue for the last week of SOC!

helena said...

beautiful soft and warm piece - yes I'll play next week

BJ said...

Lovely postcard this week and super sentiment too. Thanks for visiting my owl. BJ

Amy said...

I like the abstractness of this one Rinda - the colours are most certainly reminiscent of an Australian summer.

soulbrush said...

It has a very African look to it, love it. Happy PPF.

Miriam said...

Absolutely beautiful Rinda. Thanks for the colour suggestions

Shahrul Niza said...

Beautiful creation!. Happy quote to go with it too :).

Deb @ PaperTurtle said...

This was an interesting color combination, and once again you have executed it beautifully. Love the quote too!

Ivy said...

Lovely piece for SOC...HPPF!

Missus Wookie said...

One of my favourite summer quotes :) Gorgeous colour combination too, I like the organic feel of the splodges.

PetraB said...

The colours are lovely for your postcard and work so well with the inspiring quote

DVArtist said...

I do like this color challenge. You have done a wonderful job.
Happy PPF
Nicole/Beadwright

Karla B said...

Lovely work!Happy PPF and hugs from Brazil!

Linda Kunsman said...

beautiful postcard and I love that quote-I even have it in rubber stamp form :)

ComfyMom~Stacey said...

very nicely done!

Linda said...

great colours and great quote:)

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Absolutely gorgeous. And a perfect quote, too. A great finish to the SOC colors.

Christine said...

Lovely piece for SOC!

GlorV1 said...

Great piece for SOC. Love your postcard.
gloria

Karen said...

The colors just shout summer afternoon to me. That's a great quote and one I haven't seen before.

Sharon Fritchman said...

WOW! This is absolutely beautiful. I love your art and the wonderful quote you used! Thanks so much for sharing your talents with all of us at SOC!!!!

janice smith said...

Lovely solution for the sage/sepia challenge. I have really enjoyed seeing all the SOC entries...will definitely have to play along next year. Happy PPF! xo, janice

bellefrogworks said...

Love your painting and the quote is just perfect.

Beansieleigh said...

Love your beautiful postcard, AND the quote!!.. Hope you're enjoying the weekend! ~tina

SAMARA said...

WOW did you make a wonderful rendition using these colors; not easy colors to make beautiful and attractive. I really love yours...just so romantic! Heartfully, Samara shadowsideart.blogspot.ca

Natasha said...

The quote is perfect, a great use of the SOC colours. Love the paint work and the writing as well. Great postcard.

Unknown said...

This isn't a colour combo that I would have ever used but it looks lovely. I enjoy colour challenges for this very reason.

sky-blu-pink said...

Great colours and thoughtful words