Scenery of Japan (Winter)

SCENT ~ Snow & Fireplace by Demeter Fragrance Library ~ A man keeps warm beside an irori (a traditional Japanese hearth). My drawing is based on a photo from a blog post by Donny Kimball.

Floret–Lovely Small Flowers

SOUND - Cath Kidston is known for her floral print accessories. Her Desert Island Discs interview was aired on 4/24/2011. I like her selection of the Monty Python song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life". The "Cath Kidston Playlist" by Heather Graham has a fun mix of pop songs, presumably chosen with Kidston or her shops in mind.

Cath Kidston

050 Colorful Bijou [c]

SPACE - colorful bijoux @ Vintage Martini, Dallas

where to find inexpensive jewelry online, a list from Real Simple

 

102 Navajo Rugs (PCC)

CLOTHING - fringed leather moccasins

10-07-19. Maxwell eyeing the pumpkin bread he helped make.

122 Red, a Japanese Good Luck Color (PCC)

SOUND ~ hōgaku, or traditional Japanese music - including koto (strings) and shakuhachi (flute) music ~ The shakuhachi is commonly used and synthesized in Western music. It's prominently featured in the song "Cherry Blossom Girl" (2004) by the French electronic music duo Air (nsfw). My drawing today is a detail of a still from the song's music video, which was directed by an adult film director.

040 Embroidery of the Cushion Cover (CCIH)

SPACE - a room with embroidered cushions and pillows 

COLOR SCHEME - #040 Embroidery of the Cushion Cover from Teruko Sakurai's Color Combinations Idea Handbook.

088 Moonlight Serenade (PCC)

As in "Moonlight Serenade", that Glenn Miller tune that's shorthand for old Hollywood. I can almost guarantee you've heard it before, if you've spent any time at all on 20th century American pop culture. I feel like I heard it several times on Looney Tunes cartoons somewhere...

SCENT - Moonbeam by Demeter Fragrance Library

Today's randomly selected color scheme is #088 Moonlight Serenade from Naomi Kuno's Practical Color Combinations.

 

122 Purple and Magenta (CCIH)

CLOTHING - purple & magenta outfits

CLOTHING - purple and magenta outfits 

- find ideas at the following links 

- https://40plusstyle.com/how-to-wear-purple/ 

- the drawing above is based on a photo at this link 

- https://anyabelle.com/2018/04/17/spring-outfit-ideas-april-2018-2/

Today's randomly selected color scheme is #122 Purple and Magenta from Teruko Sakurai's Color Combinations Idea Handbook. (I would prefer to post translations of the color names, but I'm running short on time today. I use the Google Translate app.)

076 Heathland

TASTE - Yorkshire Tea Gold

I don't want to spend a lot of time explaining this, I just want to do it. Hopefully it will make more sense as I go along.

Right now I'm calling these "color senses" for lack of a better name idea. I want to turn the 252 color schemes from my two favorite Japanese color scheme books into a set of experiences for the five senses. The sense of touch is represented by clothing, and the sense of sight is represented by space. The rest are self-explanatory.

TASTE - Yorkshire Tea Gold 

CLOTHING - fashion inspired by Wuthering Heights

SCENT - Demeter Fragrance Library Earl Grey Tea

SOUND - "Wuthering Heights", a 1977 song by Kate Bush; Wuthering Heights, the 1847 novel by Emily Brontë; Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights, a Spotify playlist by peterrobinson1975.pr 

SPACE - heath

This set of sense experiences was inspired by "Heathland", color scheme #76 in Naomi Kuno's book Practical Color Combinations.

09-15-19. Benjamin sliding headfirst.

09-07-19. Maxwell @ Indiana Dunes.

08-15-19. Benjamin.

08-07-19. Maxwell.

Seaside Pool

Swarovski T. Alligator

white pumps, cocoa cookies, olive branch

Eevee Dunny Diddle Doodle

07-15-19. Benjamin enjoying the splash pad at the park.

Happy 7th Birthday, Maxwell!

06-15-19. Benjamin.

Picnic Party (PCC 032)

06-07-19. Maxwell.

I Feel Teal

Catch Me Who Can

Ontbijtje

05-15-19. Benjamin.

Parasol

05-07-19. Maxwell & Cappy.

Maintenance

Castle Tintagel medieval martial arts school in Tokyo

Disconnect

Tagetes

04-15-19. Ben & Max.

Lakeside Forest (PCC 044)

04-07-19. Maxwell.