Happy Buddha

Between the showers and the strong winds (the remnants of Storm Erin, from across the Atlantic), the sun did occasionally come out. And there, on our little Buddha ornament in the garden, a Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) butterfly rested, as I watched from the kitchen.

I tried several times to sneak out and take a photograph, but each time it moved off, somewhere. Today, my image is a collage, as I had plenty of cut-out butterflies from my last post. The butterfly cut-out is a little larger than in real life, but I think Buddha will forgive me.


Stuck on his breast,
A butterfly;
Happy Buddha.

Ashley

Girl with the green face: Kick-About #138

Whilst this Kick-About prompt mentioned a particular painting by Alexei von Jawlensky, I was intrigued by some of his other works, particularly his paintings of heads.  That was enough for me to start creating my own paintings of heads, and I grouped them together rather than presenting them as individual portraits.

Head on over to Phil’s website to see my artwork and how others have interpreted the prompt.  Here is the link:

The Kick-About #138 ‘Girl with the Green Face’

Jawlensky named his series of head paintings Mystical Heads and Abstract Heads, so in honour of his work, I have called my painting Weird Heads!

Ashley