Edwardian Dress White Cotton For Summer

How we've waited for summer. The flowers and lushness it brings, but the other day we took photographs in the hayfield. The lighting is the best in the evening and the rolling green hills remind me of the English Pride and Prejudice hills. My daughter has a few vintage Edwardian dresses that she purchased and I love the details and lace on the cotton fabric. They are light, lacy and elegant. It gets me in the sewing mode handling the the delicate fabric and seeing all of the hook and eye closures. It was a dreamy era of white clothing that I wish would come back even if it's just one day a week. Our wild violets were blooming months ago, but we have these violet plates that keep the blooms alive all summer.

Connecting up with Kathleen on White Wednesday  , Savvy Southern Style,  A Southern Daydreamer,  Debra at Commonground,  French Country Cottage, My Romantic Home

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Robert Pattinson and Westie Dog, West Highland Terrier Painting

Here is the elusive Robert Pattinson that I painted with his favorite dog and our favorite dog, westies. We have that one thing in common. He has excellent taste; no?

This was painted all in one setting, alla prima, and the enjoyable part is that every brushstroke must have a purpose. It is done in a very fast paced style because then it is coming from the heart and not the mind so much...the art. This is why I like painting with oils....they are so versatile and they have an energy flowing from them which is from the large, loaded brushstrokes connected and slightly overlapped. Photos are cropped sections of a larger painting.

I would love to see Patty in a press conference with Robert. Two stars together.

Thanks for stopping by and visit again soon. Westies rule.