Terrace Brunch

SOUND - Sunday Brunch playlist by Starbucks, which includes "Black Coffee" from The Great Ray Charles (1957 album).

 

Dandelion Seeds (Puffball)

CLOTHING - A blouse with a dandelion-ish print, like this one from ModCloth. ModCloth clothes have names that sound like they were chosen by an algorithm. Yes, I'm aware that ModCloth is owned by Wal-Mart. I own one amazing ModCloth dress that fits perfectly, which can be a tricky thing when you're near plus-size like I am.

Art Deco Glassware

SCENT - Amber by Demeter Fragrance Library ~ I'm wearing Amber today, along with Vanilla Cake Batter (which smells like Rice Krispie treats in a good way). One of Demeter's better scents, imo (along with aphrodisiac Pumpkin Pie...).

Cocktail

SPACE - A great cocktail bar, e.g. Lost Lake Tiki in Logan Square, Chicago. 

Great cocktail bars of Indianapolis (Food & Wine)

Great cocktail bars of the US (Thrillist) 

Great cocktail bars of the world (Time Out)

 

Cute Baby Room

TASTE - purée, e.g. mashed potatoes, or pear & carrot coulis served with duck

10-15-19. Benjamin grins at the car wash.

Psychedelic Bold

SOUND - So What Is Psychedelic Rock? playlist by uDiscover. Here is the accompanying article.

 

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