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Watercolour of the day (Happy first day of Summer!) / Akvarel dana (Sretan prvi dan ljeta!)
Happy first day of summer to you too, Ivana. Lovely watercolor, you've done a great job on the eyes., Well done, Ivana! xox Lenya latest look: Obsessed
Today I shall review The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak. I was actually gifted this book. What a wonderful present it proved to be! Published in 2021, this postmodern novel follows two story lines and uses framed narration. The Island of Missing Trees tells the life story of a Greek Turkish couple and their adolescent daughter. This novel examines and explores a number of topics such as identity, migration, immigrant life, war trauma, memory, love and family. It's an ambitious novel that examines serious topics with due respect and sensitivity . I read it months ago, but I remember it vividly. Honestly, I cried a lot while reading this novel. It really moved me greatly. In fact, that is probably why it took me this long to finish this book review. I needed to emotionally process the story. The Island of Missing Trees is set in London and Cyprus. The narration isn't chronological . The story jumps back and forth, following ...
With summer being in full spring, I caught myself thinking about iconic summer outfits. Do you know what came to my mind? Costumes/outfits worn by Monica Bellucci when she played Malena Scordia in an iconic Italian movie set on Sicily. The costumes for that movie were designed by an acclaimed Italian costume designer Maurizio Millenotti and he outdone himself! Seeing that Malena is a historical movie, Maurizio choose quite timeless outfits and cuts that will ever go out of style. That fact makes Malena movie the perfect place to look for inspiration! Moreover, I feel that Monica Bellucci's personal style is quite similar to Malena's (i.e. to the style of the character she is playing). There is definitely a Mediterranean lady feel about Malena/Monica Bellucci. What says summer better than Mediterranean and Sicily? Today we'll analyze Malena's style and see what we can learn from her. There is much to learn! Having analyzed looks that Monica wore in iconic Malena ...
I'm starting a new feature on my blog called Sights to see, places to visit and this is my first post of the kind. Today I have for you one dinning recommendation and a bit of history to spice it up. That doesn't sound too bad, does it?. So if you ever happen to come to Mostar, I recommend you to visit one pub that besides a wonderful selection of beers, also serves exquisite wines (this is a wine region after all) and delicious dishes. When I first came into Mostar, I have fallen in love with one particular street. It was the trees that so enamored me. They belong to the Platanus family of trees and in English they are called plane or plane trees. Thanks to this pub's website I have learned that these trees were planted in 1889 to welcome Belgian Crown princess Stephanie and Crown prince Rudolf of Austria and celebrate their visit to Mostar. Let's get back to the way this history information connects with the pub I just recommended visiting. You se...
lovely drawing as usual..
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DeleteHappy first day of summer to you too, Ivana. Lovely watercolor, you've done a great job on the eyes., Well done, Ivana!
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DeleteShe looks really gorgeous! Very beautiful painting Ivana ❤️
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Great artwork, filled with uniqueness. Thanks for sharing and greeting to you!
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DeleteHappy first day of summer to you Ivana! Another lovely watercolor! She looks like a mermaid :) Welcome back! Hope you've been well.
ReplyDeletethank you. I love mermaids so I don't mind if she had turned out that way:).
DeleteAgain so cute. You are a such a beautiful artist!
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DeleteReally nice watercolour! Happy summer for you!:)
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DeleteAmazing! I love the work you do on your blog, I hope to see you on my blog very soon!!
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Amazing! I love the work you do on your blog, I hope to see you on my blog very soon!!
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DeleteAs I said to you so many times, you're such an artist, dear! Great post. Thanks for sharing.
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DeleteOh my goodness!!! The face on this painting is incredible! What detail! I really have seen your work develop over the past few years!!
ReplyDeletethanks, I don't see much progress myself but I feel a greater desire to do art and that's always good.
DeleteLOve your summer watercolour :) have a lovely summer yourself. Cheers - Margot :))))
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