ROSES AND ROSES....A SHORT SLIDESHOW

A rose is a rose is a rose...

Here is my short slideshow of pretty ,rare roses...

A thing of beauty...A joy forever...

Do click on the picture to view....

And some quotes on roses...

“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; 

I am grateful that thorns have roses.” 

"A rose's rarest essence lives in the thorn."

"A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom."

"No rose without a thorn."

"Roses fall, but the thorns remain."

"The rose is a flower of love. The world has acclaimed it for centuries. Pink roses are for love hopeful and expectant. White roses are for love dead or forsaken, but the red roses, ah the red roses are for love triumphant.     "

"Do not watch the petals fall from the rose with sadness, know that, like life, things sometimes must fade, before they can bloom again."

"A rose must remain with the sun and the rain or its lovely promise won't come true."

"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck."

ADORABLE ANTHURIUMS -A short slideshow

Anthuriums are herbaceous epiphytes native to tropical America. Anthurium is a genus of more than 800 species found in the New World tropics from Mexico to northern Argentina and Uruguay. The Anthurium is also known as Painted Tongue, Flamingo Flower (Flamingo Lily) or Tail Flower. Anthuriums are grown for their brightly colored flower spathes and their ornamental leaves.

LOVELY LOTUSES ...A SHORT VIDEO

Here is a short video

of pretty lotuses...

Lotus is the national flower of our nation...

This beautiful flower is the pride of our country...

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FLOWER BURST- A STAINED GLASS PAINTING

Multicolored flowers

create a magic with a  unique charm ....

The striking colors and the 

medium-sparkling glass-

adds to the charm when it lets

 light pass through and light up the painting 

to a poem in glass!

FLOWERS AND LEAVES - A 3-D RELIEF PAINTING

Here is a 3-D relief painting...

On a dark background 

I have arranged a set of 

flowers,buds and leaves

made of ceramic powder and glue...

after they dried, I painted and shaded

them with acrylic colors and 

gave the piece a final coat of clear varnish...

It is indeed a pleasure to watch these

3-d flowers pop out of the canvas!

A SIMPLE MIRROR PAINTING...

Here  is a striking yet simple 

glass painting ...

I used a mirror as a base just to 

enhance the brightness and the colors...

and it added to the magic ,indeed...

The clear blue sky,the shaded meadows

and the eye catching flowers -

all lend their own bit to add on 

to the charm on the work...

Linking to

http://www.mostlyfoodandcrafts.com/2014/10/friday-frenzy-one-party-four-blogs_9.html

ANOTHER STAINED GLASS PAINTING...

Here's another stained glass painting...

FLOWERS - A STAINED GLASS PAINTING

Another simple stained glass painting....

FLOWERS - A NIB PAINTING

HERE IS ANOTHER NIB PAINTING 

THIS IS A SIMPLE SPRAY OF FLOWERS AND LEAVES

COMPLEMENTED BY A FEW BUDS...

IT IS DONE ON A BLACK FELT CLOTH

WITH OIL PAINTS WITH SPECIAL NIBS...

FLORAL BUNCH_A NIB PAINTING...

I always love to do NIB PAINTINGS...

I chose a simple embroidery design of flowers and planned to do a NIB PAINTING...

First,I traced the design on a black felt cloth and applied oil colors with the help

of specially crafted nibs(available in craft stores) and carefully fashioned the flovers and

leaves with these nibs...

I know it is a messy job-as this paint lakes a long time to dry

and there is every chance of smudging and messing up the work...

But...when it is over-it is worth the effort and the time spent on it...

And  a good NIB PAINTING looks like an embroidery work..

.and pastel shades enhance the beauty of the piece...

CUTE LITTLE FLOWERS -A NIB PAINTING...

Here is my Nib Painting....

I picked up this design from 

an embroidery design sheet...

I decided to use it in some art work

and I found Nib painting the right platform...

Usually nib paintings are done on a felt cloth 

which is stretched or stuck on a board...

I traced out the design...

preferred a pastel shade for the flowers

and gave bright shades of green

 for the leaves...

the  stalks got a yellowish shade

 to bring out the difference...

when the work was finished  using oil colors 

with a set of special nibs and was about to be framed...

my friend who saw it commented 

" Nice embroidery work..."

I told her that it is not an embroidery

but a Nib Painting...

and the success of a good nib painting

is it should look like a needle work...

I was glad my Nib flowers passed the test...