tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63234464101041525792012-01-28T12:28:53.438-05:00Cristina's Daily Paintings-- Original Daily Art Paintings in Mixed Media--From Still Life to Abstraction and Zen Painting...From Watercolours to Mixed Media. Posted Almost DailyCRISTINAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207479189202659059noreply@blogger.comBlogger262125CristinasDailyPaintingshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323446410104152579.post-69734285193097843272012-01-26T14:25:00.001-05:002012-01-25T14:41:31.032-05:002012-01-25T14:41:31.032-05:00"HAPPY CHERRY- Acrylic on Illustration Board Inside a 11"x14" White 3" wide Mat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4eeZLm4gY28/Tbi3DHlY-DI/AAAAAAAAAaA/X8yksFvqfu0/s1600/HAPPY+CHERRY+-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4eeZLm4gY28/Tbi3DHlY-DI/AAAAAAAAAaA/X8yksFvqfu0/s320/HAPPY+CHERRY+-3.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">@ Cristina Del Sol</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">"I want to do to you what spring does with the cherry trees." Pablo Neruda</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><u>Inside Opening</u>: 4.3/4 x 6.3/4 inches. </strong><strong>Matted and ready to be framed.</strong><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CX1Q0MMcMmk/TyBasHsflTI/AAAAAAAAAok/8ZvT7Ip-rWs/s1600/Happy-Cherry-mattted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CX1Q0MMcMmk/TyBasHsflTI/AAAAAAAAAok/8ZvT7Ip-rWs/s320/Happy-Cherry-mattted.jpg" width="242" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>This painting comes with a white mat, matching foam core backing, sealed & protected in a crystal clear archival plastic bag, ready to be framed by the buyer.</strong><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Since it has ten coatings of "Golden" Archival Varnish coatings with UV and Color Stabilizers, could also be framed without glass. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>The varnish is designed to produce a flexible, clear film to protect against environmental concerns such as ultraviolet light, dirt and moisture.</strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-6973428519309784327?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<ul><li><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">#1 is "Raven 5" aka "Smarty Pants"</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">#2 is "Raven 6" aka "Big Mouth" </span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well...#3 is "Raven 7"(he even turned his number)aka"Big Rascal" </span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's see... # 4 is "Raven 4" aka "Cool Dude"</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And #5 is "Raven 10" aka "Master Zen"</span></strong></li>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This painting was labour intensive. I did about 5 studies, all in the same size canvasses. But settle for this one first. But now I have the others as a starting point for more "lineups" ideas. </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As the undercoat, a bright orange and golden gesso were put down to give the oils some nice glow.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used everything from finger painting to smudge the raven's coat, to palette knives, brushes, scrapers and color shapers.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>The orange background really looked too good to cover.</strong></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong> The ravens were popping out with the orange. I might do that for another one.</strong></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Here are two of the earlier stages </strong></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><strong>:</strong></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>This painting was done with Lucas' Oils and "Winsor & Newton" new Oilbars.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I tried to do a similar portrait as the sold "Raven 6", since it came so impressionistic & colorful in style, but this face has more attitude definitely. </strong> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Birds' attitude describe the positions of birds, mostly exemplified by the bird most frequently found in heraldry : the eagle. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I did not know this trivia fact: Animals and animal-like creatures are presumed to be shown in profile, facing to the viewer's left.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>So my painting was done in the proper position!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I believe a "King Raven" deserves a proper frame, so it was sent to be framed</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>accordingly.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red;">(This painting will not be available till after Feb. 8TH)</span></strong> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Got nothing to give</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">nothing to take</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">everything I am I know</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">that you'd break</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">stare into my eyes</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">and hear what I say</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">looking for trouble</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">you found it today</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Got my attitude in front of you</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">got my attitude right in your face</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">and there's nothing</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">you can try to do</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">got my attitude</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">and you can't hold me down</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">can't hold me down</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I heard the tall tales</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I've seen the show</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">said that they suck</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">just cos you blow</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">stood on my two feet</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">and held my head high</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">rose out the dirt</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">and reached for the sky</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Got my attitude in front of you</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">got my attitude right in your face</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">and there's nothing</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">you can try to do</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">got my attitude</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">and you can't hold me down</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">can't hold me down</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">You got your reasons</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">you got your rhymes</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">changing them daily</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I can't count the times</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">listen to me and</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">you'll know who I am</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">doing it my way because I can</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Got my attitude in front of you</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">got my attitude right in your face</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">and there's nothing</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">you can try to do</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">got my attitude</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">and you can't hold me down</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">can't hold me down</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">can't hold me down</span></strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-2957486657911276866?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>My small "Hearts" paintings come mounted on a 4" x 4" Gallery Wrap Canvas, painted all around with proper hanging hardware.</strong><br />
<strong> Or they can sit on a shelf as is:</strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lMtZHICaj5Y/TwTIT-iKYkI/AAAAAAAAAms/gO4Ol_jGAg4/s1600/HEART-ENERGY-I-SIDE-VIEW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="274" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lMtZHICaj5Y/TwTIT-iKYkI/AAAAAAAAAms/gO4Ol_jGAg4/s320/HEART-ENERGY-I-SIDE-VIEW.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><strong><br />
</strong><strong>These are one of a kind pieces and make ideal gifts for any occasion.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>See details about ordering your custom </strong><a href="http://cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com/2012/01/heart-energy-i-mixed-media-on-4-x-4.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Heart Painting</strong></span></a><br />
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<strong> I took a wonderful three week vacation at home. Had a great time with my new puppy. We celebrated the holidays, saw tons of movies and share wonderful time with family and friends. I even finished three larger Hearts' commissions. </strong><br />
<strong> I'm re-organizing my entire studio, from top to bottom, with more shelves and sliding drawers built into my large painting table, so I find painting these Hearts theme fun and easy! I absolutely love the bright colors and composition. I know that's getting in the way of my new larger paintings series and my whimsical ravens. </strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-8261976976472132891?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>My small "Hearts" paintings come mounted on a 4" x 4" Gallery Wrap Canvas, painted all around with proper hanging hardware.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>These are one of a kind pieces and make ideal gifts for any occasion, not just for Valentine's.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<strong>Or they can sit on a shelf as is.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>You can order your custom piece by choosing the size, background & hearts' color.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Price is $ 55.00 plus S&H for a 4" x 4" mounted on a GWC like the one above.</strong><br />
<strong>Just contact me to order yours or more details.</strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-7396170261128946447?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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</div><strong>This commission was also done like a " Jackson Pollock" technique, with drips and splatters, followed by negative painting. </strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-1063296803978738215?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<strong>This was done like a "</strong> <strong>Jackson Pollock" technique, with drips and splatters, followed by negative painting.</strong> <br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I was introduced to this technique by Robert Burridge, who creates wonderful negative paintings with flowers, hearts, trees, etc. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Lots of fun to make.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I have been quite busy lately with the Holidays season and a few Hearts' commissions like this one.</strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-1847699059367631138?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AGBYkUg6ObNgBt90JjLBUGlooZo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AGBYkUg6ObNgBt90JjLBUGlooZo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CristinasDailyPaintings/~4/rD9JNLqlQCA" height="1" width="1"/>CRISTINAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207479189202659059noreply@blogger.com0http://cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com/2011/12/lovepeace-happiness-mixed-media-on-10-x.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323446410104152579.post-33934083592652023392011-12-21T11:36:00.004-05:002011-12-23T18:52:22.521-05:002011-12-23T18:52:22.521-05:00"Peace, Love and Happiness To All"<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">"The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us." -Black Elk </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> <span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!!</span></span></strong> <br />
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<strong><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">- "Felices Pasquas Y felices ano Nuevo"</span></strong><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Merry Christmas"</strong></span><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Joyeux Noël"</strong></span><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Buone Feste Natalizie"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>-"Froehliche Weihnachten"</strong></span><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva s Novim Godom" </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong> </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"> - "Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon"</span> </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong> </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong> - "Feliz Natal" "Boas Festas" </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Geseënde Kersfees en ‘n Voorspoedige Nuwe Jaar."</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Saint Dan Fai Lok"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Sretan Bozic i Nova Godina" (Merry Christmas & Happy New Year)</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Glædelig Jul"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- Quvianagli Anaiyyuniqpaliqsi suli Nakuuluni Ukiutqiutiqsi-</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Haid joule ja head uut aastat"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Hyvaa joulua"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Kala Christouyenna"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Mele Kalikimaka"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Shub Naya Baras"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Gledileg Jol"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Selamat Hari Natal"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Nollaig Shona Dhuit"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>-"Shinnen omedeto, kurisumasu omedeto" </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Sung Tan Chuk Ha"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Linksmu Kaledu"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Merry Keshmish"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "God Jul"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Sarbatori Fericite"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Hristos se rodi"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Nollaig chridheil huibh"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>-"Ia orana te Noera" "Ia orana i te mata iti api"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Sawadee Pee Mai"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Z Rizdvom Khrystovym i Novym Rokom !" </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Chuc Mung Giang Sinh"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Nadolig Llawen"</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>- "Cestitamo Bozic"</strong></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Q: What did the ad say for the yoga studio searching for a new instructor? </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">A: "Inquire within."</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">-<strong>The Yogi says to the hot dog vendor:</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Make me one with everything."</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">-<strong>What did the police say to the Yogi?</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"You have the right to remain silent."</span></strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-3588433163225643742?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Painting continues all around. It can be hung as-is, does not require glass or frame.</span></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #0b5394;">Did you know?...</span> that ravens are not only the most intelligent birds on the planet, but also the most playful bird species. They are known for spectacular acrobatic displays, such as flying in loops or interlocking talons with each other in flight. </strong><strong>They slide down snow banks, apparently for the fun of it!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>They even engage in games with other species, such as playing catch-me-if-you-can with wolves and dogs.</strong></div></form><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-6015146865748153784?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<input alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" border="0" name="submit" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" type="image" /> <strong>For other destinations, contact me first.</strong></form><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><div style="text-align: left;"><strong> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">" <u>I AM A RAVEN</u> "</span></strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit;"> I am a raven</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit;"> Freer than a breeze</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Beholding to no one</span></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit;"> Doing what I please</span></strong></div></form><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> I am a raven</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Watch me fly</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Aeries are for eagles</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Not me! </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Don’t ask me why</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> I am a raven</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Eating what I please</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Sleep anywhere I want</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Have no one to appease</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> I am a raven</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> You’d better let me by</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> I’m a bit combative</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Might pluck out an eye</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> I am a raven</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Better left alone</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Unless inclined to marry</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Have ravens of mine own</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> I am a raven</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Feathers black as coal</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Robbery my stock in trade</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> So stay clear</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Or I may steal your soul </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> By Ray Lucero-</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> (at </span><a href="http://www.poemhunter.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Poem Hunter</span></a><span style="color: #3d85c6;">)</span></strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-4509762723629484563?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"><strong><u>THE RAVEN</u>, BY "muniro ali" </strong></span><span style="color: lime;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">Every night a raven visits me</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">its feathers dark as its future </span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">every night a raven visits me</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">its eyes full of dreams</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">every night a raven visits me</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">whispering whispering</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">every night a raven visits me</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">telling tales of sorrow </span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">every night a raven visits me</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">telling a forgotten memory </span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">every night a raven visits me </span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">its hart full of a wanting</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">every night a raven visits me</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">sharing words, that don`t want to be said</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">every night a raven visits me</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">every night i fly</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">my feathers dark as my past. </span></strong></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-3369168662452040236?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>This painting was done with the wonderful "Winsor & Newton" new Oilbars, an artists' quality oil colour in stick form. They have a great buttery consistency and very rich oil colour. Is a very versatile way of painting and drawing at the same time– from sketching, to sgraffito effects, whether used on its own or with tube oil colour. You can dilute them with mediums like Liquin or odorless thinner to create all kind of effects.</strong></div></form><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8kCE7ZfKLzE/Tsq7E3_9RfI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/-dNB6CpkzcE/s1600/OILBARS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8kCE7ZfKLzE/Tsq7E3_9RfI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/-dNB6CpkzcE/s320/OILBARS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>The complete line has a spectrum of 50 colours! I'm missing a few more of my favs since they were on back order: Winsor Blue (Red Shade),</strong> <strong>Permanent Alizarin Crimson Titan Buff & Gold.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Colourless Oilbar is the equivalent of linseed oil in traditional oil colour, and is mostly used for blending and glazing colours directly on the canvas. It serves as a medium in solid form. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Here is more Raven trivia:</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><strong>What is a</strong> <strong>CORVIDOLOGIST?</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Well... if you are fascinated like me with ravens, observe them in nature, can recognize their unique voice, read incessantly about them, collect their feathers, raven art and artifacts, and know their literature and folklore from around the world, you are probably an amateur CORVIDOLOGIST! which is the branch of Ornithology specializing in RAVENS and their family. And magically speaking, Raven is your totem.</span></strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-4067904695093117595?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>The canvas was primed with Daniel Smith Gold Gesso. It gives the painting a wonderful glow from within. Using sgraffito shows the gold underneath.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I'm obsessed with Ravens. I see them everywhere...I look for them all the time. Raven has became my totem, my spiritual guide, a symbol to express my inner self, who I am and how I want to live.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I believe ravens carry the messages of our souls. Their blackness is the maternal night and the primeval darkness is beginning.</strong><strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>They also represent spiritual strength from within, awakening and creative power. It's their wit, sophisticated social structure and the curiosity these birds display, coloring their spiritual significance that inspires the foundation of these paintings.</strong></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-9130800468350565603?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I continue painting my Ravens with a limited color palette. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Here I used Titanium white, Ivory Black, Payne's Grey and some Yellow Ochre.</strong><strong>I definitely like the abstract look these paintings are taking.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I'm very attracted to Ravens. It's the wit and curiosity these birds display which colors their spiritual significance. In some cultures they are associated with joy and laughter, and a spirit of mischief. The native tribes of the pacific northwest were among the latte. The idea of Raven as a creator was not unique to North American peoples, even in Siberia there were myths and stories told of how Raven created the world. It appears that as humans we could watch and admire the raven for its creativity and fortitude. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>In Australia, kookaburra is the laughing trickster, so the raven (the story of Whan) has a slightly different role, a bird of sorrows. He takes the sadness from humanity, and flies away with it. The Australian raven’s mournful call reflects the burden he carries.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>You can read more at : <a href="http://shamansway.net/2011/the-mysterious-and-sacred-raven/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Shamans Way</span></a></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Around my house we only have crows (specially on "garbage days"), but if I drive for about ten kilometres away, towards farmland and empty fields, I can find lots of Ravens on trees or hydro wires.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>It has been proven that Ravens (corvids) and Parrots (psittacines) are the most intelligent birds. My parrots not only talk, but they reason, count, recognize and name objects, colors and the other house pets by name.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>More interesting facts about</strong> <span style="color: red;"><strong> </strong></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_intelligence" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>BIRD INTELLIGENCE</strong></span></a> <strong>for you to enjoy</strong>.</div></form><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-1596625563759914933?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-"Two ravens are sitting on a fence, when a jet-fighter doing training maneuvers roars overhead. 1st raven says wistfully "Man, I sure wish I could fly that fast!" 2nd raven remarks "If you had two butts, and both of them were on fire, you could!" </span></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-3816242512272567992?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<strong>This is our new addition : An eight week old Chocolate Lab puppy and the <span style="color: red;">reason</span> I have not been much in my studio. A real handful, but worth it!</strong><br />
<strong>She has a lots of naps, like every young puppy. Playing one minute...sleeping the next.</strong> <strong>Coco is our chocolate bundle of love.</strong><br />
<strong>Cats are not very happy since she already bit their tails. So, after that episode, </strong><strong>they are staying in my studio most of the time. Only when she's asleep, they come to smell her and the toys.</strong><br />
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<strong>I love this quote:</strong><br />
<span style="color: lime;"><strong>"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."-</strong><strong> Author Unknown</strong></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-1149677554316627198?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Did You Know that Ravens and Crows belong to the Corvidae, or "Crow", family of birds. This family is comprised of more than just crows, though. It also includes Magpies, Bluejays, Jackdaws, Rooks, Nutcrackers, and several others... over 100 different types of birds, of which only 40 or so are actually "crows".<br />
To read more go to <a href="http://www.shades-of-night.com/aviary/corvidae.html"><span style="color: red;">The Raven's Aviary</span></a></strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-8335522293211503067?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><strong>Very interesting and informative link about Books and Films written about Ravens: </strong><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven_in_popular_culture"><span style="color: red;">The Raven In Popular Culture</span></a></strong></form><strong>Lately I have been playing with black and white plus bits of another color. Basically a very limited color palette.</strong><br />
<strong>Doing lot's of sketches and concentrating just in positive and negative shapes I have come up with a Raven's shapes or silhouettes theme. It's great to simplify with three values. I love negative painting!</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-3596959256496054672?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Happy Halloween!</strong></span></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>"Only the knife knows what goes on in the heart of a pumpkin."-Simone Schwarz-Bart</strong></span><br />
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<strong>This painting was inspired by <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Challenge/94B9BC83-9880-4E81-B8F5-5F531307B270"><span style="color: red;">The Paint Your Pumpkin Challenge</span></a></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-3497546641513582113?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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