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Hi Friends and welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 where we give you 4 questions each week to ponder and answer. It also gives you a chance to see how other Bloggers feel about things and an opportunity to make new friends.This week let's talk about art.
1. Are you artistic in any way and if so, how so? Knitting, crochet, drawing, painting, writing lovely word art, home décor, lovely meals? There are many ways to be artistic. I have tried my hand in most of the home making arts, I suppose my most efficient one was counted cross stitch, but that was years ago. I wouldn’t dare to try my hand at it now .. my vision would probably be limiting, but I did enjoy it them. After retirement , I got into painting. I took an oils class and really got into it.
It was rather expensive keeping up with supplies and I think Hubs was a bit concerned about how much area in the home it required. And the messy area lasted a long while. I eventually gave up oils, and took up water colors which I only do for fun now. I love to do water color with my grands. Oh, I wanted to share this one. I took up art at retirement and the same year Amanda left home for college. I missed her so much so I decided to try my hand at painting her from a photo!
2. Does any art hang on your walls or grace your tables or shelves at home? How about your front door or windows.. what about your yard?
We enjoy collecting art on our trips.
We purchased these lithograph prints at Adare, Ireland
And this photograph was of the Gap of Dunloe.. both of these hang in the dining room.
We purchased these photos in Scotland for a collection of the types of animals we saw.These hang in our living room.
I fell absolutely in love with stone bridges and found this bridge at Fine Art.com of a bridge we travelled in Glasgow. This hangs in the dining room!
Sorry for the glare.. not long after Lynn and I were married we attended an art fair and met the artist, Lona Cox.. who did these paintings in and around Galax, Virginia.. home of my grand parents;.. and Lynn was particularly taken by this one of Galax leaves and other mountain flora...So we had one commissioned .. This was our first piece of art!!It is in the den!
And this is a favorite of mine. My 90 year old teacher was working on this during our art class She was a bit flustered with the colors and the light. Said. " I do not know why it is so blue, it should be a rosy hue. " I replied rather jokingly , well I suppose it is because it is really for me. I love blue. ON the last day of art class after 3 years of classes she rolled up the canvas and handed it to me. I couldn't believe it. I took it directly to the framers and had it framed It is so special to me. Dorothy passed away not very long after that day. She reigns supreme in the history of my life. for many reasons.. Mainly, because she was an amazing Christian woman who lived her faith every day!
3. Do you have a favorite artist or artists and do you have a favorite piece of art? Well, Id have to say it is "The Abbey", by Dorothy Boothe.4. Home décor can be art. When you bought things for your home did you plan out the décor or did it all just fall together. Was there a theme?It actually just fell together. I am very British of mind now and was not as a younger woman. so many artsy things have come and gone. I have kept the ones that really register in my heart!
If you are interested in learning about art, may I recommend Sister Wendy from the BBC? Her lecture series on art is available on YouTube HERE and are quite enlightening and entertaining. She will help you see art in a brand new way. 
