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Goddess art,beautiful older women galleries, whimsical angel drawings as free coloring pages on my website, identifies my pursuit as an art fantasy woman, oh yes I am an art woman. I try to define that realm of imagination,passion, emotion, with oils on canvas, sculpture and in poetry with a goddess art flair. It is my bliss and my treasure and what keeps me breathing. Gothic art, grim reaper drawings explored a bit? In some ways yes,a tad, we all have a dark side and I admit to mine. It is all about finding those hidden spaces inside our own mind and heart, finding it and then projecting it in some way to understand just a piece of who we are. Find it, examine it and then look for more. I think it is most prevalent when my music, my muse, leans that way. It is all a circle.
Beautiful women goddess art,perhaps some fantasy wild women art,earth goddess, fire goddess, Pele,fantasy fairies, legends of mermaids, fantasy made real,fantasy art of exotic women, nude art, all available in fine art paintings reproduction.
This lens is about the creative energy I seek, perhaps that you seek as well and how to find it.
Here lie a vision of what is in my heart and things of beauty that inspire me.
My art is about passion and here I share some of what generates that energy in me. I do write a lot besides paint, so I will say that helps perpetuate the flow of energy.
Sooo...this lens is about How 'I' get to that creative, artistic space.
I open my basket and what do I find there? Creativity because of the desire to know it. Dragons and demons, goddess women, dear little pixies fairies, elves colouring pictures, elves in folklore and myths, yes oft times sweet mythical fairies fill a watercolor sketchbook that is mine.
Fantasy is as real as you decide it can be. I try to write a lot about my visions... of what is in my heart and things of beauty that inspire me. How 'I' get to that creative, artistic space.
I truly believe that we can rescue our own selves from a host of sadness by tapping into that creative space. Tiny angels light our pathway. Stars shine and we are blessed by knowing we are alive.
Such a gift.
LIFE! LIFE TAKE ONE
The goal it to make this life experience one of magic.. to know and fully embrace that space that we dream of and attain the vision that is meant to be ours.
Make it an elegant journey. Why settle for less?
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Whimsical angel drawings, tiny angels yes, fantasy fairies, fairies in art, legends of mermaids, goddess art of exotic women, music that fills the room and perhaps the sunrise, whatever is you fancy.
Connect with the beauty that is yours and has always been there for you. Why not hold out for magic? It has always been yours to know. I tell that to myself as well. Ohh... every single second of the day I do.
I try to reassure myself that the right path is one that is one step in front of the other, noticing miracles, despite the trail being blazed before with thoughts of I can't do it. I think it is as simple and as difficult as that, just noticing our own breath and opening our eyes. Taking time to smile for no other reason than the sun is shinning.
I can feel it all if I 'choose' to.
It is there in that moment of connecting with the understanding of how amazing we are in this life that one finds that creative space. It is in finding that muse.. music brings me to it table so often.
I can find it all if I try.
I can! ...and so can you!
Beautiful women goddess art, perhaps some- fantasy wild women art, earth goddess, fantasy fairies, legends of mermaids, fantasy- made real, always on my mind.
Kathy
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"Fantasy Art Women"
Fantasy art women
in your backyard
right where I left them.
Surprised?
Not to worry
I am sure they are still breathing
resting under covers of flower petals.
Fantasy women
who come out after dark
wanting to see if the tide has come in
if the ocean still roars.
They run to meet the bubbles
laughing through tears
hoping for magic
knowing it can be found
somewhere.
Fantasy art
I keep my canvas primed
ready for inspiration.
Last time I looked
my goddess' were singing
so I began to dance.
This fantasy art woman
me
fantasy woman
art on every wall
has learned to dance and sing
from stories told on canvas.
Neglected at times
only a goddess might think so
jealous soul.
I will hear my goddess say,
"Did you forget my voice?
My paintings are my heart."
The only answer possible
"No, not ever."
Innocent angels still wait
I draw them
keep them in my pocket
lest I forget their wings are fragile.
Lest i forget wing of my own.
I will forever hear their whispers
after every sunset
and before each sunrise
what else it there to do?
Fantasy woman
yes
I hold out for that magic
I paint and sculpt on rainy days
days that seem closed
yet days that mention flight
despite the weather.
Fantasy art women
drawings I hold dear
special efforts at times
for free fantasy art
mine for the giving
giving blessings.
Goddess art
I tried to call
left messages about my plans
watercolors meeting paper
oils meeting cotton
clay meeting my fingers.
There were whimsical angels
inside every poem you wrote to me
I put them in a jar
and hid them till I felt ready
to hear their singing.
my fantasy
angel art.
My fantasy art women
left out after dark
in your back yard.
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
copyright 2008
PS.. This is a really long lens. Did I get carried away? Maybe.. but this is my favorite lens and so I just keep posting in it. I hope you will take the time to feel refreshed by it. Except for my insert about the cost of the war in Iraq, that is what it is intended to do. So feel the magic.. lets share that glorious fantasy that is there inside all of us.
Aloha and Peace be with you, Kathy
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TURN ON THE MUSIC!
TURN ON THE MUSIC!
Fill th air with magic as you enjoy my lens... oh... I just love this song.
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"Love Your Innocence"
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Pixie Faries; Mystical Faries; Elves in Folklore and Myths
Fantasy Fairies, Fantasy Fairies In Flight, Castles, Fairy Coloring Pages
Are there really free coloring pages fairies and dragons?Yes.. oh yes! Tiny angel pictures, free coloring pages can be found on my official website, listed in the links towards the bottom of the page.
Here below is also a poem I wrote about them:
Fairy Coloring Pages, Fairies in Art, Ahh these Musings.
Pixie Faries, Mystical Faries, Elves in Folklore and Myths .. a journey told:
I stood outside the doorway
looking down the path.
I thought of the box
set out on my table.
I had not opened it as yet.
I stood there feeling the sun
warm measures of new days met my name.
I had picked flowers earlier in the day
defined their unspoken pleasure
set them in vases with branches from trees...
trees I do not know the name of.
I thought of the box
pixie faries
mystical faries
all those elves in folklore and myths.
I thought of the box
ribbons of gold
tape keeping it well sealed
the contents inside
feeling most alone.
I had just returned
the mountains of Africa
had been my pathway.
I met the stride with optimism
and hope.
I had known an adventure
I would never be the same.
What would all the mystical faries say?
I had not mentioned them before
not out loud.
Now...
I stand in the doorway
back home again
wondering about them.
Wondering about myself
if I would ever be able to sing
all those old tunes again.
I would always cherish their lyrics
their melody had been my comfort
my enemy
my confusion at times.
Pixie faries
mystical faries did they understand?
Had they been patient?
Did they wait for me?
I had known them so well
once long ago.
My childhood held out for fantasy.
I left them there though
somewhere on the path to adulthood.
I long to charm them again.
I hope they will accept my fragile promise
said when I was young.
I would always love them
remember elves in folklore and myth
see fantasy in the flowers
climb trees and see far beyond the grove.
I turned back toward the contents of the box
it sits beneath a vase of roses
on a table inscribed with Chinese drawings.
I left my necklace made of seeds there
purchased for remembrance
the mountains of Africa forever at my call.
A book of Rumi
pages open
setting a stage for sentiments
and understanding.
I walked inside the room
picked up the box.
I looked up sensing a presence
and there you stood
holding the ribbons
already knowing
what was inside.
by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
(all poems are by me of course)
Fairy Coloring Pages, Fairies in Art
Ahh these Musings.
The little image is a watercolor of one of the artworks I did for Hay House Inc. that is included in "Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS by Anne Wilson Schaef. I was the illustrator for those cards.
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Sculptures of Mothers and Daughters
Sculptures of mothers and daughterstender works of art
cast to be remembered
this day
this loving day.
Mature women remember
mark birthdays on calendars
keep boxes with ribbons ready
cards already signed.
Fine art paintings
reproductions of the moment
in time
that will always be held dear
and ever so close to the heart.
Daughters will always be treasured
butterflies and roses
swings in the afternoon
daisies to pluck
to see is they have found true love.
Mary Cassett
gentle pastels
mothers and their daughters
living lives of peaceful days.
So tender each mark
pastel colors of grace.
Sculptures of mothers and daughters
made from bronze
cast forever
defining the sentiment
forever to last
forever token of caring.
Mothers reading to daughters
Humpty Dumpty illustrations
Mary Poppins
and Disney on Ice.
Fairy dust on pillows
Hans Christian Anderson
now Harry Potter Tales
lovingly read
to daughters by their mothers.
Teen age years come and gone
girls meeting the women they would become.
How quickly it all did pass.
Now with babes of their own
creating poses like Mary Cassatt.
These days to be treasured
remembered and written down.
These kind days
soft breezes sing
children's chatter remembered
through tears
longing to take those day back again.
Sculptures of mothers and daughters
tokens of glorious days
held close.
by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
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KATHY NOTE: The sculpture is a work in progress of mine. The pic shows the back side of a hula dancer.
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Enigma My Muse!
I listen to Enigma A LOT while painting.. it just matches my mood so often for some of my subjects. It is very passionate and ethereal.
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MCMXC A.D.
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KATHY NOTE:
I love this one along with the others I have posted here.. I have them all.. smile
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The Cross of Changes
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THIS is the one that has the song,
"Return to Innocence"
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The Screen Behind the Mirror
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I love, love this one.
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Enigma - Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits
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What inspires? Here are a few things that inspire me:
Fantasy Art Woman|Beautiful Women Goddess Art
What inspires and makes 'me' happy?
BOOKS for one.
Maggie B is one of my very best favorite children's books. OH! the Illustrations are just precious. I even made a few sculptures of it for my own pleasure.
About this dear, little book titled,"Maggie B" below? It is a funny thing but when I look at the pictures in that dear little book it just makes me feel happy.. ya know? It changes my attitude to possibilities. I don't even really don't paint or sculpt remotely like the illustrations in that little book, but it is magic to me.
Somehow it brings me back to the art of pretend and imagination.
I NEED that no matter what I am painting or sculpting.
Below is my dear little "Maggie B" along with other books that bring me inspiration, the art of pretend and the idea of possibilities. A few books that inspire me and will hopefully brighten your day as well.
There are things that feel simple at times but they bring us inspiration... tiny ones that grow into flowers and often become bouquets.
Ohh so many dear and sweet things have been created that we can find inspiration in. I adore it.
I have written my thoughts about each item below:
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The MAGGIE B
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Kathy Note:
Ohhh, I love, love this book. It is one of my favorite little books, I love it to pieces!
You ought to see my copy! It isn't a hardback it is just a simple little well worn booklet. I still adore it, maybe even more 'because' of its worn pages.
The illustrations are so so wonderful. You feel like you are on a journey with little Margaret Barnstable and her little brother as they sail across the sea. Beautiful and charming little book.
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Faeries (25th Anniversary Edition)
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Kathy Note:
I have this book and love it. It reminds me that faeries are indeed real. The illustrations are remarkable. I look through it sometimes just to feel a sense of magic.
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The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (P.S.)
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Kathy Note:
I cannot begin to tell you how much I love this book. My dad got me to read it. I kept drabbing my feet and telling him I just couldn't get into it. He said, "Well I think it is possibly in the top ten books I have ever read." So I read it of course and feel the same way. It is fantastic. It really has nothing to do with painting or sculpting but then again everything. Reading helps us to envision something that did not feel real to us before... our imagination is fed.
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)
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Kathy Note:
Both my husband and I have our own copy of this book. It is a must! It is simple and yet focused. Wonderful! It tells you simple guides to live by. Not complicated reading while at the same time hugely profound.
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Words of Wisdom for Women Who Do Too Much Cards
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Kathy Note:
I am the illustrator of these cards. I painted little watercolors for each quote of Anne Wilson Schaef. Many of the illustrations were taken from photos of friends and family.
Strange seeing your work published.. smile.
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Whimsical Musicians Artwork|Whimsical Angel Drawings|Legends of Mermaids
magic is yours to know, close your eyes and remember a time...
Want to make fairies and mermaids more real in your life?
Legends of mermaids and other delights are right there within your grasp.
It's true!
Just believe fairies and mermaids exist and you will indeed hear their darling little laughter.
You remember the tooth fairy don't you? Didn't you imagine the most glorious gown on her? I did.
Never lose that magic.
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Tiny Angels and Magical Fairies
Whimsical Angels, Fairies and Mermaids
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We all need special things around us to make our fantasies come alive don't we?
Here are a few great ideas...
Tiny angels, oh those whimsical angel drawings, fantasy fairies, and some Hawaiian fairy dust....
Some really AMAZING things here from Ebay
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Tiny Angels Map Fairy Tale Adventures
Whimsical Musicians Artwork & Drawing On The Wind
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Tiny angels map fairy tale adventures
Whimsical musicians artwork
& drawing on the wind
I find my treasures hidden
but kept safe by tiny angels.
I map faery tale adventures
Tiny angels
guard a world unknown to me
as yet.
I will draw the wind
the sea
the dream.
I will draw
art work in butterfly garden
and pictures of cats and dogs.
I will not consider impossible.
I will take out my pen and draw
whimsical musicians artwork
whimsical angel pictures
enchanted fairies.
I will find my muse
contemplate its rhythm
stroke its complexities
stamp out reservations...
they hold no place here!
I will collect whimsical angels
innocent angel they be
and introduce them to enchanted fairies
I will make drawing of the phoenix bird
legends of mermaids will attest to their flight.
I am a fantasy art warrior woman
no dragon can block my pathway.
Enchanted arms walkthrough
I will always stay amused.
Elves in folklore and myths abound
I hear the one winged angel calling.
Never limit the undefined
never accept limits at all.
Offer free poems
set them on the doorstep
of any given traveler.
How to draw flames
how to draw winter
how to bring the fairies home again.
I steady my Viking ship
and produce coloring pages
for children and their mothers.
Pixies fairies
elves
coloring pictures
whimsical musicians artwork
never ending pleasure.
Tiny Angels Map Fairy Tale Adventures
Whimsical Musicians Artwork & Drawing On The Wind
Ahh yes!
I map faery tale adventures
and keep them safely inside my pocket.
Tiny Angels Guide My Way.
by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
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A Fairies Laughter
Ahhh magic!
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This is my "Mermaid Baby" painting
.. isn't she dear? (yes if I do say so myself)
She is magic and tells me each day that I can do anything I want to do. Wonder is in the heart of the little child in us.
I wonder what magic will come my way today.
I can hear a fairies laughter in the flowers.. ohhh so dear.
I have known mystical times that i cannot quite describe in full. I have heard a fairies laughter and seen a dragon take flight.
Magic happens!
Smile
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Books that inspire creativty
Wonderful Tools For The Creative Inner Child
Kathy Note:
These are books in my own personal library that have encouraged me, brought me new ideas, and made me darn happy!
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Artists & Graphic Designers Market 2007 (Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market)
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Kathy Note:
This is a MUST have for anyone interested in marketing their art. Besides being loaded with information, addresses, phone numbers, emails and websites this book also has artist testimonials. It is much more than a resource book it is an inspiration.
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![The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CHAK9ASCL._SL75_.jpg)
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition]
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Kathy Note:
Read and DO what Julia Cameron suggests and you will not only connect with your inner child but create great art!
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The Faeries' Oracle
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Kathy Note:
This is a wonderful set of fairy cards and booklet to explain each card. I have this along with the other books I suggest here. BEAUTIFUL illustrations by Brian Froud.
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Figure Drawing for Fashion Design (Pepin Press Design Books)
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Kathy Note:
I am a figurative artist and find this book to be one of the best I have seen in learning and becoming better at figure drawing. Fantastic!!
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Creativity: Unleashing the Forces Within (Osho, Insights for a New Way of Living.)
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Kathy Note:
There is sooo much beauty in this book. I am reminded at this moment to go back and read it again for perhaps my 10th time. You know how you read a quote and it just speaks to you? You walk with that idea all day? This book has tons of those kind of quotes. The day I came across this book I was just browsing. I picked up this wonderful book on creativity and it felt like magic.
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"Swan Song" 30x40 oil by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
Fantasy fairies and fairies in art & creativity
Its all so magical... I adore it!
To be creative ya gotta have some magical things around.
I do lots of things to soothe, inspire, stroke, or feel like a gentle breeze to bring magic into my life.
Some of this stuff might seem a bit funky in a way? but for me, even though I don't decorate my house with stuff like this I just like having it.. go figure!
~ Here are a few 'fairy good' ideas for you:
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Fairies 7-Pc. Ornament Set
Price: $29.95
KATHY NOTE: Hang these little ornaments from the ceiling with fishing line and a thumb tack all year. Magic is everywhere!
The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies
Price: $25.00
KATHY NOTE: A dear little book describing our little wee friends
Finding Fairies
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KATHY NOTE: A MAP! Wow! a map to find those dear little creatures. Ideas for crafts and recipes? Right up my alley. I love it!
Lena Liu Pink Beauty Porcelain Fairy Figurine Music Box
Price: $59.98
KATHY NOTE: Little girls love music boxes, especially with a little ballerina or fairy. I still do, I find that space in my heart that goes back to pretend... that creative world.
Fairies Personalized Pillowcase
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KATHY NOTE: Little girls can rest their heads on a pillow of fairies and dream of beautiful worlds that might just be real.
Foreign Films
My favorite foreign films + the most popular
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Check out "Camille Claudell"
(I actually did TWO squids on her, that is how much I love her)
... I love, love this movie! It shows the passion of an artist oh so well.
I see it is not listed here anymore ...
No matter!
I suggest it anyway... I ADORE it! I bought it actually.
Every time i watch it I get inspired to work harder at my art. Camille Claudel dug her own clay... I mean man! I have no room to complain when I think of her life and what she did for her art.
I love it and I think all artists will love it as well.
Plot Synopsis: Biography of Camille Claudel. Sister of writer Paul Claudel, her enthusiasm impresses already-famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. He hires her as an assistant, but soon Camille begins to sculpt for herself and for Rodin. She also becomes his mistress. But after a while, she would like to get out of his shadow...
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Check out "Amelie"' it is perhaps one of the most charming movies of all time, Amélie is certainly one of the top 10.
Both movies are French and subtitled but sooo worth it!
I just LOVE those two movies.
NOTE!
Sometimes Netflix does not show foreign films here.. Hummm and drats. I try to check on this spot to make sure some are posted. Amélie is considered to be in the top 25 of foreign films. I think Camille Claudel should be as well but what can I say?
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- 001- Pan's Labyrinth
In this fairy tale for adults, 10-year-old Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) stumbles on a decaying labyrinth guarded by Pan (Doug Jones), an ancient satyr who claims to know her destiny. With a new home, a new stepfather (Sergi Lopez) -- a Fascist officer in the pro-Franco army -- and a new sibling on the way, nothing is familiar to Ofelia in this multiple Oscar-winning tale set in 1944 Spain from director Guillermo del Toro.- 002- City of God
Busca-Pe (Alexandre Rodrigues) lives in Cidade de Deus (City of God), a housing project reputed to be one of the most dangerous parts of otherwise magical Rio de Janeiro. He's frightened he'll end up like the countless others around him -- troubled, violent or dead. But his saving grace is his photographer's eye, through which the stories of several people who live in this forsaken "city" unfold. …- 003- The Motorcycle Diaries
This film tells the incredible true story of a 23-year-old medical student from Argentina, Che Guevara (Gael Garcia Bernal), who motorcycled across South America with his friend Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna) in 1951-52. The trek became a personal odyssey that ultimately crystallized the young man's budding revolutionary beliefs. Walter Salles's film is based on Che's own diaries of the trip.- 004- Volver
Written and directed by Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, this humorous fantasy stars Carmen Maura as Abuela Irene, who revisits her hometown in the La Mancha region -- in spectral form -- to resolve problems she couldn't settle during her life. Abuela's spirit gradually becomes a reassuring presence to her daughters (Penélope Cruz, in an Oscar-nominated performance, and Lola Dueñas) and granddaughter (Yohana Cobo).- 005- Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace is the harrowing story of an atypical drug-running "mule." Maria Alvarez (Catalina Sandino Moreno, whose portrayal earned her an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead) is a smart, independent 17-year-old girl from Colombia who agrees to smuggle a half-kilo of heroin into the United States for a shot at a normal existence in the magical land of "El Norte" -- where she imagines the city streets must be paved with gold.- Try Netflix free for 14 days
Legends of Mermaids, Fairies, and the Creative Process
The Road to Creativity and How I Get There
Passion is a strong emotion, it is what motivates the artist's soul."Legends of Mermaids, Fairies, and the Creative Process"
Arrival at a mermaids den
flight of a nearby fairy offering her dust
Images of old masters who never knew their worth
How to books of arriving at someone else's vision
Movies of passion or tears
Fashion magazines and torn out pages of sensual poses
Fashion magazines of women who line up perfectly in a crowd
filed carefully to meet my mood
Melted, my treasures
together with music!
Ahhh music my muse!
Play it as loud as you can without alarming the neighbors
Feel the base and the pounding of musical notes as they meet their objective
Know the lyrics and sing to the top of my lungs
Yes sing!
All the magic around me is ready
Then dance!
Dance free on the sand of the closest beach I can find
Dance on fresh mown grass
feel the blood rush to my head
Dance like a fairy under flowers and leaves
Dance swimming swiftly just like a mermaid
Feel the wetness of her travel
close my eyes
yes, I am there!
So Swim!
All the fish adorned with their jewels of color
and the dolphins of yore
the sea lions chime in
and together we feel our artful journey
Love
all the beauty around me
breath it in
make it my pleasure to visit anytime I choose
I take out my pen and write all my childlike adventures
I write and it saves me
encourages me
protects me from my own self sometimes
gets it all out for all to see or to hide in my closet
I write
my friend, my pleasure this pen of mine
My companion from whomever the words are birthed
and then....
I cry
I cry because I lust for my arrival to that space
that space that dismisses criticism
that ache
I cry because it seems only inches away
at any given moment my teacup might fall
So I YELL
I YELL at the incoming traffic
floods of eyes showing disapproval
and I YELL at my own struggle
Turning around
I see me
I pick my battles and I run
I feel the breeze in my hair
sweat falling from my head to my neck that confirms my travel
and I feel the rush
because I run as far as I can
I lie flat on the floor
quiet
still and quiet I listen to the sound of my own breath
I try to think of nothing
no false prisons that lock out creative souls or the inner child
I think of nothing
Silence enters and I am calm
once again
Birds
the wind through the tree
my cat licks my face
I open my eyes
White canvas' and drawers full of color........waiting for me
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Very Cool Stufff For Your Garden
I love to decorate my garden
I wrote a poem about the blessings of baby roses once. I sent away for them and planted them in my yard once when I was really sad. They blessed me back with their little tiny blossoms.
So dear.
Here are some garden ideas and decorative things to bless your garden. When you make your garden beautiful it blesses the garden in your heart. Its true.
Blessings and aloha and tons of beautiful butterfly fairies.
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Original Soundtrack - The Secret Garden
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A Walk In The Garden Wall Tapestry
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Making Miniature Gardens
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17 KrazyKlucker Flamingo Garden Stake
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Estate Cast Aluminum Garden Bench
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Unicorns of Crystal
"Fine Art Paintings and Beautiful Older Women Galleries"
"Unicorns of Crystal"I set out to meet the day
creativity reaches for me
rainbows or clouds
I cannot tell as yet.
Fine art paintings
reproduction of my heart.
The sun is showing its head
I smile on past accomplishments.
I am an aritst.
My gothic angel art
my unicorns of crystal
a pegasus I did ride here.
I see beginnings
the gate that leads me to survival.
My lessons are in the doing.
I am an artist.
Beautiful older women galleries
do I fit in?
I line my canvases up in a hallway
picture them there
anywhere
does awe come their way?
There is a darkness in me
late at night
still.
I paint by candles
ablaze by my own passion.
Gothic angels
whimsical angels
and older woman
I guess I am all of them.
I am an artist.
It is a toss up
will my frailties trump me
will I bend
will I fly?
I lean toward opportunities
beautiful older women
and their galleries of age
ageless.
The Universe does smile on them
and hand them notes in the hallway.
I patiently wait for mine.
I am an artist.
I can be anything
still
it is never too late!
Fine art
painting reproductions
not my aim
I search to find my inner being.
An artist's brush full of paint
colors bright and fresh
I become everything new.
I am an artist.
by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
"Euphoria" 48x36 oil on canvas "African Series"
Inspirations... YAY
here are some books that I own and inspired by. HUGE SMILE
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I ADORE these books! I have put them here because I do.
There are things in life that bring inspiration. Yours may be different from mine but these books have made me think and wonder and feel a sense of yearning to create more and better.
One step at a time and we find ourselves growing. It is all simple and yet very complex.
We are wonders!
EMBRACE LIFE
and
FLY!
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Leonardo's Notebooks by Leonardo da Vinci
I just got this book for my own library. It is am more...3 points
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day by Michael J. Gelb
Want to know more about yourself? This is the boo more...3 points
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Both Siddhartha and Steppenwolf gave me so much to more...2 points
Steppenwolf: A Novel by Hermann Hesse
I read Steppenwolf after being prompted to by my d more...1 point
The Sign of the Seahorse: A Tale of Greed and High Adventure in Two Acts (Picture Puffin) by Graeme Base
This book is SOOO CUTE!! I am not kidding. I rea more...1 point
Amy Brown "Birth of Fairy" Belly Button Ring
This Amy Brown charm is officially licensed and di more...1 point
Dainty Fairy Belly Button Ring
Enamel coated wings in a light blue and dress in a more...0 points
Cat Playing Piano... Awwwwe!
SOOO cute on utube!
If you do nothing else while visiting this lens.. watch this cat U Tube. I think we often underestimate the spirituality of animals. Ya know how little animals are when we cry or are very sad? The way they come to us very quietly? I thought about that when I watched this video of this cat.. ohhh so dear, just so dear.
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I just love this!!
I DO!
Take the time to watch this kitty cat...
ohh so darling and lovely. It reminds us that animals are creatures who have feelings... much more than we think sometimes. If you question that... just watch this video and i think you will get chills and be in awe. I am!
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"NORA: Practice Makes Purr-fect" - Check the sequel too.
Sequel is also up. Don't miss it! This is not a trick that was taught to Nora. She began sitting at the piano at about one-year-old. She's three now. She plays only when the mood strikes her, which is usually several time a times a day for short periods. © 2007 Yow!/Alexander CD Now Available! The Laurel Canyon Animal Company just released a CD called "Cat On The Keys," and the featured track is called "Nora's Song." It uses Nora's piano playing from her two videos and puts it together with a jazz band. The song is super cool! Check it out at http://nora.petcds.com $2 from the sale of each CD is being donated in Nora's name to Best Friends Animal Society www.bestfriends.org
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Dark Fantasy Art, Fantasy Art Wallpaper
Fairies in Art Live in My Castles of Snow and Ice
"Dark Fantasy Art, Fantasy Art Wallpaper, Fairies in Art Live in My Castles of Snow and Ice"Dark fantasy art
fantasy art wallpaper.
I step out onto the dust
feel it touch my sins.
I know its time to move forward.
I thrive in the mystery of what can be.
I fold up all the symptoms of regret.
"Passages"36x48 oil on canvas
I see its torment.
I speak wisely to myself
and yet
I know myself too well.
I will stand before my paintings
brush in hand
ready for the strokes
I touch another dimension
I hold its mystery.
I sing to the music
hear its intrusion
it soaks up discontent.
I wipe my brow
I take cotton
wipe the blood away.
Dark fantasy art
fantasy art wallpaper.
I struggle unwisely at times.
No way to move past corners.
I wake up to what could be
host it all with coffee.
I sit and plan my stride.
I reach inside my pocket
full of lint.
'Stop it!"
I say.
Stop all the disbelief
and contend with unpainted canvases.
They wait
they decide my fate if I let them.
I coat myself with vinegar and soap
I will wash away these nightmares
thirteen times.
Oh and yet no
toss and turn
who will I be today?
Dark fantasy art
fantasy art wallpaper.
Blankets cover up potential
sure things.
Sentimental musings
untidy kitchen
blinded by the knowledge
of well meant affirmations.
Clearly I am allowed
allow myself
to come into a vision.
Yes, I sigh
despite my back and forth
troubled mind
at times.
All is well.
That is what I choose for this moment
that is all I need to see.
Paint on I tell myself.
Dream and make glitter out of nonsense.
Retreat to where I know I am magic.
Dark fantasy art
fantasy art wallpaper.
9 February 2007
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
Where the Hell is Matt?
Another favorite... I LOVE THIS
Ohhh this just makes me soo happy!!
I adore Matt! If he lived near me I would adopt him. (well maybe... that may be stretching it huh?)
If you have never seen this... ahhh me! You are missing a real smile and something you will remember.
Take a couple minutes out to fill your heart with a happy SMILE.
HUGE SMILE
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Where the Hell is Matt?
I had a great time making this. Hope you enjoy it. www.wherethehellismatt.com www.STRIDEgum.com
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Travel to Paris, See the Art
Why not visit Monet's Garden
Can you imagine it? A trip to Paris? Ahh I would adore to go to Paris and see the art there.
Here you go, you can check out the rates if you have the same dream.
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