Happy Birthday, Queen Elizabeth!

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2UoSiQoVavznULPXHBztMnAW9X4GrqFffe73uOC1g9MzcKzCprj-nC6S7J1I8oYt09rKep2PHkqafm8roYwdjLeUC02ilvkJFtRVGw8Eu9ShjNljCSzcZdor9dPU2RSLRU3QcmsjQVI/s1600/433px-Elizabeth_II_greets_NASA_GSFC_employees%252C_May_8%252C_2007_edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2UoSiQoVavznULPXHBztMnAW9X4GrqFffe73uOC1g9MzcKzCprj-nC6S7J1I8oYt09rKep2PHkqafm8roYwdjLeUC02ilvkJFtRVGw8Eu9ShjNljCSzcZdor9dPU2RSLRU3QcmsjQVI/s400/433px-Elizabeth_II_greets_NASA_GSFC_employees%252C_May_8%252C_2007_edit.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elizabeth_II_greets_NASA_GSFC_employees,_May_8,_2007_edit.jpg">image</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Doesn't she look amazing at age 85?!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Although Queen Elizabeth II was born <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">on 21 April 1926, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">her birthday will be celebrated on June 6th</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">on the 'Queen's Official Birthday'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">It has been celebrated with the Queen's Birthday Parade </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">and Trooping The Colour Ceremony since 1748</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX45venejMaCjC_hZjKfAWjzmxMkNqKB-YOesML1loqcUvRdhotVDbyMzQNDIWnLxPirja6b1lmxv7ujFUVEQSagWbpEuz61rlCo1VWPOP4-EPiC_MtcPnEZ9JEzpgzwAgPs7DwysVRQE/s1600/800px-Soldiers_Trooping_the_Colour%252C_16th_June_2007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX45venejMaCjC_hZjKfAWjzmxMkNqKB-YOesML1loqcUvRdhotVDbyMzQNDIWnLxPirja6b1lmxv7ujFUVEQSagWbpEuz61rlCo1VWPOP4-EPiC_MtcPnEZ9JEzpgzwAgPs7DwysVRQE/s640/800px-Soldiers_Trooping_the_Colour%252C_16th_June_2007.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trooping_the_Color">image</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">Interestingly, any current United Kingdom monarch's birthday is celebrated on the first Monday in June</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"> as an official holiday <i>regardless of the actual birthday</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">because the weather is typically nice</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">This day is considered the UK's 'National Day'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday, Queen Elizabeth!</div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Source: Wikipedia.com</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Happy Birthday, Queen Elizabeth!

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK [ image ] Doesn't she look amazing at age 85?! Although Queen Elizabeth II was born  on 21 April 1926,  her...

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Belle Bijou

This new painting has been a long time coming. Sometimes, I start four or five paintings at once, and then finish them when the mood takes me. But as bright colour has been the order of the day lately, it was nice to put the finishing touches to this piece.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgs02hTFzFDjfxcFbEIe6ppykCIqBZmDcWjXpyUY540GwQ6W4JVjoXpybPJfRAas_qsbZm6J2PM3gXTQcCH5XAZDWyO3lScXcnieX8rmOgXK3KU6sxb-H4TEENuOnDtJjeadfOiTIkDc0/s1600/fuze+belle+bijou+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgs02hTFzFDjfxcFbEIe6ppykCIqBZmDcWjXpyUY540GwQ6W4JVjoXpybPJfRAas_qsbZm6J2PM3gXTQcCH5XAZDWyO3lScXcnieX8rmOgXK3KU6sxb-H4TEENuOnDtJjeadfOiTIkDc0/s640/fuze+belle+bijou+watermarked.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">'Belle Bijou'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">watercolour and gouache on paper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">8" x 10"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">prints now available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72455997/belle-bijou-new-interior-portrait">Etsy shop</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I thought it would be fun this time to add some wallpaper to the room as well - what do you think? I'm thinking of adding another version without the wallpaper as well, for those who want to add this to their other 'Interior Portraits'.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now that I have my internet back (for how long who knows, but I'm trying to make the most of it while it lasts) I'm planning on spending some time catching up on all my blog reading. I've missed all your news over the past few days, so I'm looking forward to reading all your posts. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">See you soon,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kerri</div>

Belle Bijou

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A new painting sneak peek...

As I've had no internet (again) for the past few days, this post will be short and sweet. Here's a sneak peek at some new paintings I've been working on - and as you'll see, these are just a <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">little <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">bit different to what I've been doing lately:</span></span></i></b><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></span></i></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5O-4NZZ5Bl1Gmw6-5MzhZc7R44tHiryAYOS2Eym_637WRiQuyY773ZeOEjDJJm-oOCyxriqymX8DMhJG8zy4TugnIB2M24ScZZGyZDcJOTZGsIZaUTlLqTXuLEzmRm0TQEbspJMfuFVk/s1600/Serendipity+2+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5O-4NZZ5Bl1Gmw6-5MzhZc7R44tHiryAYOS2Eym_637WRiQuyY773ZeOEjDJJm-oOCyxriqymX8DMhJG8zy4TugnIB2M24ScZZGyZDcJOTZGsIZaUTlLqTXuLEzmRm0TQEbspJMfuFVk/s640/Serendipity+2+watermarked.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">'Serendipity II'</span></span></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Mixed media on canvas</span></span></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">650mm x 850mm</span></span></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">sold, commissions welcome</span></span></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">This one is a commission I've just finished for a lovely client, who asked for bright, bright and more bright! It was so nice to work big again, with such happy colours.  More to come in these abstract works on canvas, in different colourways, so stay tuned. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Thanks too, for your fabulous advice on our stay/move/demolish dilemma - you've all been really helpful. We're meeting with an architect friend soon to go through our options, so I'll keep you updated.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Have a great weekend everyone, and I'll see you next week.</div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

A new painting sneak peek...

As I've had no internet (again) for the past few days, this post will be short and sweet. Here's a sneak peek at some new paintings ...

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