Beneath the balloons!

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Beneath the balloons!
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Hi there! Hope you had a great weekend. brrrh.. cold and rainy weather we're having the last few days–yuk. Today this piece is inspired by IF's topic "Beneath".  So many ways to interpret this word I decided to keep it light and sweet. This also falls under my Dog Day Tuesdays! Every year it seems we are surprised by beautiful hot air balloons passing our home. So random is this sighting that neighbors come out in the street, people pull over their cars to take photos and me well, I'm usually scrambling to find my camera. I suppose I could look up this event if indeed it is an event or perhaps its a large (20+) family scheduled for their rides – either way, it would be neat to watch them all out in an open field bobbing up and down.. maybe next year.

♥


Comments

  1. JAOctober 4, 2010 at 4:17 PM

    This is beautiful! :)
    The colors are lovely

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  2. HeatherOctober 4, 2010 at 5:16 PM

    How perfectly wonderful! Love this. The panda hot air balloon is cute, too.

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  3. Liv @ Choosing BeautyOctober 4, 2010 at 6:22 PM

    so sweet!

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  4. JamieOctober 4, 2010 at 7:27 PM

    So lovely. I have a feeling the girl is telling her dreams to her friendly pup as she watches the balloons dance across the sky.

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  5. Ronnie14October 4, 2010 at 11:55 PM

    so pretty!!

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  6. Šolanje na domu-WaldorfOctober 5, 2010 at 2:08 AM

    Beautiful interpretation of IF theme. I love looking at the ballons, too. :)

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  7. DOctober 5, 2010 at 2:36 AM

    Oh Ivy! I love it, and I love the balloons. They're so cute and funny.

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  8. HollyOctober 5, 2010 at 11:30 AM

    Lovely dreamy and peaceful work! I love your dog portraits too ^-^

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  9. Stephanie RyanOctober 6, 2010 at 9:16 PM

    Super sweet. Love it.

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  10. Shirley FachillaOctober 6, 2010 at 10:39 PM

    Visited for Dog Days Tuesdays and got a plus of an octopus hot air balloon. Who could have imagined that!

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  11. AnonymousOctober 7, 2010 at 5:20 AM

    Very nice and delicate! and somehow makes me happy and wanting to be there :)

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  12. IVYALLOVEROctober 7, 2010 at 8:55 AM

    Thank you so much for the kind words I'm always so happy to hear your comments - thank you again ♥

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  13. Kelly MedinaOctober 7, 2010 at 1:58 PM

    Aww, so sweet! What a great scene. Those little sheeps are adorable. Great work.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment. :)

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  14. Vanessa Brantley NewtonOctober 7, 2010 at 7:36 PM

    OOOH MY WORD How absolutely fabulous is this site???? This is wonderful. A magical land of joy and happiness!!! I am so glad that you came to visit me and left me such a wonderful message. Thanks so very much. I so appreciate you dropping by, but the pleasure I see, is really mine. I am so taken with your wonderful work. It's magnificent. Thanks so much for stopping by and I will be following you from now on.
    Hugs
    V

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  15. roberto M.October 7, 2010 at 7:38 PM

    Hola Ivy, Gracias por tus comentarios en mi blog. Y gracias por ser mi seguidora.
    No tienes que pedirme disculpas por no haber dejado comentario en mi cumpleaños, yo tampoco vengo muy seguido a tu blog, y hay post que no los veo. Estamos a mano ja ja. Me gusta mucho el cuadro de Kinsey!!! Yo creo que eres una gran dibujante de caricaturas y una gran pintora, y yo tengo la idea de que ser dibujante de caricaturas es muy positivo para quien pinta, porque brinda una libertad y una agilidad que el pintor muchas veces no tiene. Porque cuando tu dibujas caricaturas todo es posible, pones los colores que te gustan y tu creas tu propia realidad. Entonces cuando pintas un cuadro, tu entrenamiento dibujando caricaturas te brinda una gran seguridad.
    Well, I hope you understand everything that I wrote (on purpose, in Spanish, haha)
    A kiss

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  16. jacquelineOctober 7, 2010 at 8:53 PM

    Dearest sweet Ivy, this is gorgeous and so sweet! By far my most favorite piece! You are really talented sweet friend and i wish i could learn painting and drawing from yoU!! Have a lovely merry happy day and love to you!

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  17. Célia FernandesOctober 8, 2010 at 5:14 AM

    well i can do like roberto and say it in my portuguese ;D, but i will try in english:
    i love this, so soft and sweet, and your style is so peaceful and delicate! Very well done :)

    (and in my words: excelente trabalho, doce suave e adorável :) Parabéns Ivy)

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  18. Vanessa Brantley NewtonOctober 9, 2010 at 9:38 PM

    Thanks so much for that awesome birthday wish and message. BIG HUGS to you. Have a great week!!

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  19. Bella SinclairOctober 20, 2010 at 11:57 PM

    Oh, I am just LOVING all your doggies! The beautiful portraits with the bubbles....heaven. Simple lines and calm colors let the beauty and personalities of the dogs shine through. And this image with the hot air balloons thrills me! I absolutely adore hot air balloons. Those uniquely-shaped ones are incredible! I would love to go up in one someday. How lucky you are to have them fly by your house!

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