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Posted Almost Daily</subtitle><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com/" /><link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6323446410104152579/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false&amp;v=2" /><author><name>CRISTINA</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10207479189202659059</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="31" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7dLKUGx_LJc/TeKW7pkC-1I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/qRmslVFOeQg/s220/Small%2BMe.jpg" /></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>273</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/CristinasDailyPaintings" /><feedburner:info uri="cristinasdailypaintings" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>CristinasDailyPaintings</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DE4DQHw6eSp7ImA9WhRbGEU.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323446410104152579.post-2254668995783719449</id><published>2012-02-10T00:00:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-10T10:16:11.211-05:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-02-10T10:16:11.211-05:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Mixed Media Paint-Skin Collage" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Available Work for Sale" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Hearts" /><title>"Heart Landscape V"- Heart Art- Mixed Media Paint-Skin Collage on a 6" x 6" x 1.5" Gallery Wrap Canvas- SOLD</title><content type="html">&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aGi1zj6z3qI/TzRc_oM63kI/AAAAAAAAAqo/FViAa-Q5LTo/s1600/HEART+LANDSCAPE+V-SML-WAT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" sda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aGi1zj6z3qI/TzRc_oM63kI/AAAAAAAAAqo/FViAa-Q5LTo/s320/HEART+LANDSCAPE+V-SML-WAT.jpg" width="307" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;@ Cristina Del Sol&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"I'm very determined and stubborn. There's a desire in me that makes me want to do more and more, and to do it right. Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It's our goal in life to find it and to keep it."-Mary Lou Retton&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;“I love you dearly, mademoiselle; but I shall always love painting more.”- &amp;nbsp;Matisse &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;said to &amp;nbsp;his fiancée, Amélie Parayre, whom he later married. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Well, this is the last of the hearts for this week.&amp;nbsp;Now I&amp;nbsp;have quite a nice small collection&amp;nbsp;of &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com/search/label/Hearts" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"Hearts's Landscapes"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;These make great gifts for any occasion, not just for Valentine's.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;The Hearts are "Paint-skins" collaged to the canvas. To read about the process click &lt;a href="http://cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com/2012/02/heart-landscape-i-heart-art-mixed-media.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;"HERE"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
To symbolize &lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;"A light heart carries you through hard times"&lt;/span&gt; I painted the background with thick paint and a palette knife, creating a textured &amp;amp; rough surface.&lt;br /&gt;
Sides are painted to match front background. It can be hung as-is, does not require glass or frame.&lt;br /&gt;
Since it is on a GWC with deep sides, it can sit on a shelf as is.&lt;br /&gt;
To look at a similar painting click &lt;a href="http://cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com/2012/01/heart-energy-i-mixed-media-on-4-x-4.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;"HERE"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to see the side view.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/form&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-2254668995783719449?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;To symbolize &lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;"A light heart carries you through hard times"&lt;/span&gt; I painted the background with thick paint and a palette knife, creating a textured &amp;amp; rough surface.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Since it is on a GWC with deep sides, it can sit on a shelf as is.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Sides are painted to match front background. It can be hung as-is, does not require glass or frame.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Since it is on a GWC with deep sides, it can sit on a shelf as is.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;To look at a similar painting click &lt;a href="http://cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com/2012/01/heart-energy-i-mixed-media-on-4-x-4.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;HERE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to see the side view.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;-Any guy can love a thousand girls...but only a rare guy can love one girl in a thousand ways.&lt;br /&gt;
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-In every girls life there will always be those three guys...the one she loves, the one she hates, and the one she cant get enough of...and in the end...they're all the same guy.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart &amp;amp; put it back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.&lt;br /&gt;
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-I love you not because I need you, I need you because I love you.&lt;br /&gt;
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-If you asked me how many times you have crossed my mind, I would say once, because you never really left…&lt;br /&gt;
-They say love hides in every corner, then I must be walking in circles.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Others will say, loving someone is tiring: sometimes happy, sometimes you'll cry! &lt;br /&gt;
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-I wish I had never known you. I was happy before even when you were not there yet. Unlike now, you make me suffer, I know that you didn't mean to have known me. Me too, I wasn't planning on loving you.&lt;br /&gt;
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-No matter what words were used or what meaning about love was delivered, love quotes were said and written out of inspiration and to emphasize each person’s purpose for living…and that is to give love.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/form&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-2978072667128149305?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;The Hearts are "Paint-skins" collaged to the canvas. To read about&amp;nbsp;the process click&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com/2012/02/heart-landscape-i-heart-art-mixed-media.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"Paint-Skins"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;To symbolize &lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;"A light heart carries you through hard&amp;nbsp;times"&lt;/span&gt; I painted the background with thick paint and a palette knife, creating a textured &amp;amp; rough surface.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Sides are painted to match front background. It can be hung as-is, does not require glass or frame.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Since it is on a GWC with deep sides,&amp;nbsp;it can sit on a shelf as is.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;To look at a similar painting click &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com/2012/01/heart-energy-i-mixed-media-on-4-x-4.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;to see the side view.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;-------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Doing these&amp;nbsp;hearts' paintings is addictive and since it's the season&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;...I'm in the "heart painting mode" so I'm going with that for awhile...&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Some heart trivia:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;The heart is a very ancient symbol for truh, moral courage and hope.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;In the West it has always been linked with romantic love since the middle ages.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;In China the heart was a symbol for the centre or where the soul resides and&amp;nbsp; the source of intelligence .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/form&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-3176202763357842082?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;In this painting I collaged a whole "Paint-Skin" to the canvas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;To symbolize &lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;"A light heart carries you through hard&amp;nbsp;times"&lt;/span&gt; I painted the background with thick paint and a palette knife, creating a textured &amp;amp; rough surface.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Painting continues all around. It can be hung as-is, does not require glass or frame.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Side view&lt;/u&gt;: Since&amp;nbsp;it is on a GWC&amp;nbsp;with deep sides&amp;nbsp;it can sit on a shelf as is&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/form&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1uqCwWs0NE4/Ty_o-JRmJXI/AAAAAAAAAqA/XMyBB6gU65E/s1600/HEART+LANDSCAPE-LRG-SIDE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" sda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1uqCwWs0NE4/Ty_o-JRmJXI/AAAAAAAAAqA/XMyBB6gU65E/s320/HEART+LANDSCAPE-LRG-SIDE.jpg" width="273" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;Paint-Skins&lt;/span&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;I&amp;nbsp;use large pieces of Polypropylene Sheets or Freezer Paper (same as Butcher Paper)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;to cover gatorbord pieces. These are my painting palettes, which are covered with all kind of acrylic paints and inks. I usually smear&amp;nbsp;any left over wet paint with a palette knife or spatter some more paint to make nice designs. After a day or so I put two coats of&amp;nbsp; GAC-100 or Gloss Medium, to make it stronger. I let all this dry for a few days and peel off the paint. You can re-use the paper or plastic to create another skin.&lt;br /&gt;
I can then divide the skin into several pieces or use the entire sheet, like in this painting, which I glued on the canvas and planned the major hearts' positions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If I want to retouch or add some&amp;nbsp;more details,&amp;nbsp;I use acrylic&amp;nbsp;inks&amp;nbsp;with "Oiler boilers" (from "Cheap Joe's") to make lines, dots, add some darks or lights, etc. Sometimes I spray the inks with Pat Dew's Atomizer ( Cheap Joe's also).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Raven not only&amp;nbsp;symbolizes creation, knowledge,&amp;nbsp;prestige but also the complexity of nature, the subtlety of truth, the unknown and is there to show that every person sees the world in a different way as another.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/form&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mischievous and curious the Raven is the cultural focus of the Native Northwest Coast People and&amp;nbsp;many&amp;nbsp;stories are told about&amp;nbsp;his many achievements.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One of the most common stories is how the Raven stole the light in the form of the sun, the moon and stars. Many say that he transformed himself into a baby to find out where the light was hidden and then stole it from an old chief who had kept them in his house locked away in a large bentwood box. After Raven escaped with the box through the smoke hole of the house, he placed the sun, the moon and the stars in the sky for all beings to enjoy. Originally the Raven had white feathers and after flying through the smoke hole with the light, his feathers turned black and stayed black until today.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;But White Ravens do exist!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;The only place that&amp;nbsp;has been home to rare white ravens for the past few years is Qualicum Beach, a beach and town on Vancouver Island British Columbia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ask anyone, what colour a raven is and the resounding answer is 'black.' White ravens, although occasionally seen, are so rare, they have not even been studied by ornithologists.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-6915592649761058424?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Quest for Shaded Truth&amp;nbsp;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Dove came to Raven in a dream.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;He was whiter than snow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Raven woke with his croaking scream,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;A creature of light had visited.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;It was not just a vision, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;The Dove soon arrived in flesh.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Raven stared in derision,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;As Dove was loved more than he.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;What have I done, thought Raven, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;To deserve such hostility? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Must I stop eating carrion, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Or carry a branch in my beak? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Dove is loved by all, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;With his smooth, snowy plumage, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;And his slow, cooing call&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;That so comforts Man’s soul.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;As the wind whispered Nature’s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Thoughts into his ears, he realized&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;That without the dark there&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Could not be light.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Raven watched fires angrily destroy, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;And rain patter softly on earth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;He saw shrubs, stooped like haggard men, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;While tall trees towered tyrannically.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;But who made the rules about &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;What should symbolize purity, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;And what should represent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Repulsion and evil? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;"Bryce Lim" &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-6840106923979632903?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l3D9FYOpVeU/TycZOxTIG-I/AAAAAAAAAo4/ytRalbJR8vE/s1600/COCO-4-MONTHS-SML.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" gda="true" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l3D9FYOpVeU/TycZOxTIG-I/AAAAAAAAAo4/ytRalbJR8vE/s320/COCO-4-MONTHS-SML.jpg" width="240" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous" - Coco Chanel &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;"And I'm both!!!"...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;My puppy is growing so fast... She finally sleeps from 11:00PM till 6:00 AM, a total record. And no more accidents finally.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;The other day I showed her some pictures of&amp;nbsp;her far away cousin "Goldie". Somehow (I felt) she understood it was another doggy she could not see and started to howl like a wolf.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;I said maybe one day, but Goldie lives too far for now.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;I found this lovely "Dog Poem"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;A Dog's Prayer&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Treat me kindly, my beloved master, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Do not break my spirit with a stick, for though I should lick your hand between the blows, your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me the things you would have me do.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Speak to me often, for your voice is the world’s sweetest music, as you must know by the fierce wagging of my tail when your footsteps falls upon my waiting ear.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;When it is cold and wet, please take me inside, for I am now a domesticated animal, no longer used to bitter elements. And I ask no greater glory than the privilege of sitting at your feet beside the hearth. Though had you no home, I would rather follow you through ice and snow than rest upon the softest pillow in the warmest home in all the land, for you are my god and I am your devoted worshiper.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Keep my pan filled with fresh water, for although I should not reproach you were it dry, I cannot tell you when I suffer thirst. Feed me clean food, that I may stay well, to romp and play and do your bidding, to walk by your side, and stand ready, willing and able to protect you with my life should your life be in danger.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;And, beloved master, should the great Master see fit to deprive me of my health or sight, do not turn me away from you. Rather hold me gently in your arms as skilled hands grant me the merciful boon of eternal rest - and I will leave you knowing with the last breath I drew, my fate was ever safest in your hands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;"Beth Norman Harris"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;“...Lost in your heart, lost in your eyes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Lost every day, no map to follow&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Well...#3 is "Raven 7"(he even turned his number)aka"Big Rascal"&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Let's &amp;nbsp;see... # 4 is "Raven 4" aka "Cool Dude"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;And #5 is "Raven 10" aka "Master Zen"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;This painting was labour intensive. I did about 5 studies, all in the same size&amp;nbsp;canvasses. But settle for this one first.&amp;nbsp;But&amp;nbsp;now I have the others as a starting point for&amp;nbsp;more "lineups" ideas. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;As&amp;nbsp;the undercoat, a bright orange and golden gesso were put down to give the oils some nice glow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;I used everything from finger painting to smudge the raven's coat, to palette knives, brushes, scrapers and color shapers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The orange background really looked too good to cover.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;The ravens&amp;nbsp;were&amp;nbsp; popping out with&amp;nbsp;the orange. I might do that for&amp;nbsp;another one.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here are two of the earlier stages&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/form&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This painting was&amp;nbsp;done with Lucas' Oils and&amp;nbsp;"Winsor &amp;amp; Newton" new Oilbars.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;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;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I tried to do a similar&amp;nbsp;portrait as the sold "Raven 6", since it came so impressionistic &amp;amp; colorful in style, but this face&amp;nbsp;has more attitude definitely.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;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;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Birds'&amp;nbsp;attitude describe the positions of birds, mostly exemplified by the bird most frequently found in heraldry : the eagle. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;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;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;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.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;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;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So my painting was done&amp;nbsp;in the proper position!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;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;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I believe a "King Raven"&amp;nbsp;deserves a proper frame, so&amp;nbsp;it was sent to be framed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;accordingly.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;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;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;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;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Got nothing to give&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;nothing to take&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;everything I am I know&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;that you'd break&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;stare into my eyes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;and hear what I say&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;looking for trouble&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;you found it today&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Got my attitude in front of you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;got my attitude right in your face&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;and there's nothing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;you can try to do&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;got my attitude&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;and you can't hold me down&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;can't hold me down&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;I heard the tall tales&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;I've seen the show&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;said that they suck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;just cos you blow&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;stood on my two feet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;and held my head high&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;rose out the dirt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;and reached for the sky&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Got my attitude in front of you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;got my attitude right in your face&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;and there's nothing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;you can try to do&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;got my attitude&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;and you can't hold me down&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;can't hold me down&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;You got your reasons&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;you got your rhymes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;changing them daily&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;I can't count the times&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;listen to me and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;you'll know who I am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;doing it my way because I can&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;Got my attitude in front of you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;got my attitude right in your face&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;and there's nothing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;you can try to do&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;got my attitude&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;and you can't hold me down&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;can't hold me down&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;can't hold me down&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-2957486657911276866?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My small "Hearts" paintings come mounted on a 4" x 4" Gallery Wrap Canvas, painted all around with proper hanging hardware.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Or they can sit on a shelf as is:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These are one of a kind pieces and make ideal gifts for any occasion.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;See details about ordering your custom &amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com/2012/01/heart-energy-i-mixed-media-on-4-x-4.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heart Painting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;I took a wonderful&amp;nbsp;three week vacation&amp;nbsp;at home. Had a great time with my new puppy. We celebrated the holidays, saw tons of movies and share&amp;nbsp;wonderful time with family and friends. I even&amp;nbsp; finished&amp;nbsp;three larger Hearts' commissions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;I'm&amp;nbsp;re-organizing my entire studio, from top to bottom, with more shelves and sliding drawers built&amp;nbsp;into my large painting table, so&amp;nbsp;I find painting these Hearts theme fun and easy! I absolutely love the bright colors and composition. I know&amp;nbsp;that's&amp;nbsp;getting in the way of my new larger&amp;nbsp;paintings series and my&amp;nbsp;whimsical ravens. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-8261976976472132891?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My small "Hearts" paintings come mounted on a 4" x 4" Gallery Wrap Canvas, painted all around&amp;nbsp;with proper hanging hardware.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These are one of a kind pieces and&amp;nbsp;make ideal&amp;nbsp;gifts for any occasion, not just for Valentine's.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Or they can sit on a shelf&amp;nbsp; as is.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You can order your custom piece by choosing the size,&amp;nbsp;background&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;hearts' color.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Price is $ 55.00 plus S&amp;amp;H for a 4" x 4" mounted on a GWC like the one above.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Just contact me to order yours&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;more details.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-7396170261128946447?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This&amp;nbsp;commission&amp;nbsp;was also done like a " Jackson Pollock" technique, with drips and splatters, followed by negative painting. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-1063296803978738215?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;This was done like a "&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Jackson Pollock" technique, with drips and splatters, followed by negative painting.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;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;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I was introduced to this technique by Robert Burridge, who creates wonderful negative paintings with flowers, hearts, trees, etc.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;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;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lots of fun to make.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;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;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I have been quite busy lately with the Holidays season and a few Hearts' commissions like this one.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-1847699059367631138?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;- "Felices Pasquas Y felices ano Nuevo"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Merry Christmas"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Joyeux Noël"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Buone Feste Natalizie"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-"Froehliche Weihnachten"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva s Novim Godom"&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;- "Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon"&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;- "Feliz Natal" "Boas Festas"&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Geseënde Kersfees en ‘n Voorspoedige Nuwe Jaar."&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Saint Dan Fai Lok"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Sretan Bozic i Nova Godina" (Merry Christmas &amp;amp; Happy New Year)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Glædelig Jul"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- Quvianagli Anaiyyuniqpaliqsi suli Nakuuluni Ukiutqiutiqsi-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Haid joule ja head uut aastat"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Hyvaa joulua"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Kala Christouyenna"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Mele Kalikimaka"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Shub Naya Baras"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Gledileg Jol"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Selamat Hari Natal"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Nollaig Shona Dhuit"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-"Shinnen omedeto, kurisumasu omedeto" &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Sung Tan Chuk Ha"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Linksmu Kaledu"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Merry Keshmish"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "God Jul"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Sarbatori Fericite"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Hristos se rodi"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Nollaig chridheil huibh"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-"Ia orana te Noera" "Ia orana i te mata iti api"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Sawadee Pee Mai"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Z Rizdvom Khrystovym i Novym Rokom !" &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Chuc Mung Giang Sinh"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Nadolig Llawen"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- "Cestitamo Bozic"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Painting continues all around. It can be hung as-is, does not require glass or frame.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Have&amp;nbsp;you&amp;nbsp;ever read any "animal fables"? Then&amp;nbsp;you will love this book: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Master-Raven-Sayings-Doings/dp/0804834733/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1245957289&amp;amp;sr=1-8" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: red;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"Zen Master Raven"&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; by Robert Aitken. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you enjoy koans, so much better. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Robert Aitken&amp;nbsp;is an American Zenmaster (now “retired”) and&amp;nbsp;has practiced Buddhism for more than half a century.&amp;nbsp; He is also&amp;nbsp;a writer and teacher of vast reputation. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In the book&amp;nbsp; he takes up the koan tradition in a different setting, through the stories of animals. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He uses the animals in an own accord, each animal portraying a special kind of "character".&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Through a series of&amp;nbsp; "Koanstyle" conversations between masters and students, we are taken through the career of "Master Raven", beginning with his studies under Master Brown Bear, and his foundation of a small&amp;nbsp; Zen community. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;And now, some funny Yoga quotes (not related to the book):&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;Q: What did the ad say for the yoga studio searching for a new instructor? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;A: "Inquire within."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;-&lt;strong&gt;The Yogi says to the hot dog vendor:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;"Make me one with everything."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;-&lt;strong&gt;What did the police say to the Yogi?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d85c6;"&gt;"You have the right to remain silent."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6323446410104152579-3588433163225643742?l=cristinasdailypaintings.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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