Wednesday 30 July 2014

Monet meets Picasso


Here's my next postcard for The Craft Barn's Quotes and Lyrics Challenge where the words to use are MIND and/or IGNORANCE.   Again I've gone with the first quote that popped an image into my head........maybe it's weird but that's obviously how my mind works!!


For the background I've used a combination of Square Palette Stamps (Oak House Studio) with bright inks to create the Picasso style background and just used a black Sharpie to frame them.  The Monet piece is from a Crafty Individuals book of images - I thought it looked like an impressionist painting.  And to finish the words are from a quote by Robert Brault - I'm not sure my dreams are like this but at least they'd be colourful!!

Anyway thanks for looking and for your lovely comments.  I'm off to see what everyone else has chosen to do!


20 comments:

  1. Fabulous quote, and very vibrant background! I'm a fan of both Monet and Picasso too!

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  2. Love that verse! You definitely got me with the title of this post and what a striking design it is indeed Elaine. Very clever. Jenny x

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  3. What a cool page. The different styles work really well together. Great quote as well. :)

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  4. Oh wow Elaine, I love this beautiful design - it is so clever - I love the vibrancy of the colours, the coolness of the Monet and the wonderful quote! Anne xx

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  5. Nice quote -I would say your background is very Mondrian and very clever.

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  6. Gorgeous colours and design. The quote is an awesome find :D

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  7. It's an interesting quote and well illustrated. Such a good idea to stamp your Mondrian piece!

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  8. Stunning and gorgeous. The background reminds me of Piet Mondrian, too, although your colors are more intense than his later work. I also like both Picasso and Monet, so this one really made me smile.

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  9. Love the vibrant background, it contrasts so well with the Monet piece, very clever.

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  10. Your postcard is so clever and unique! I really like the contrast between the background and the soft Monet--really gorgeous!

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  11. A fantastic card, just a gorgeous background, very stylish.

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  12. I just love Monet. The background to me seems more a Mondriaan, but hey who cares, great translation of the quote.

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  13. My daughter said it was too precise for Picasso - I just went for black outlined random colour. Having looked, it is more like Mondrian but never mind!!

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  14. A clever concept well carried out.

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  15. Mondrian background I would have said and cleverly done. Love the quote too, works so well with the background and image.

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  16. Love the bright background, and great quote! xx

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  17. A brilliant quote and a very clever and well thought out design.

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  18. Love this. Such a strong colourful background contrasting the picture

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