tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44967591798974376092012-02-16T07:08:52.899-05:00lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-71876800925049053602009-11-08T15:35:00.002-05:002009-11-08T15:39:30.087-05:00<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SvcruIWg1bI/AAAAAAAABes/OTLCLYKhFc0/s1600-h/ticket1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SvcruIWg1bI/AAAAAAAABes/OTLCLYKhFc0/s320/ticket1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401834349570086322" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-7187680092504905360?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-47068219436972584862009-11-07T08:55:00.001-05:002009-11-07T10:58:41.250-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SvWZKRcxpwI/AAAAAAAABeU/l9tXV_08GTU/s1600-h/Time+Journey.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SvWZKRcxpwI/AAAAAAAABeU/l9tXV_08GTU/s320/Time+Journey.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401391729862616834" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-4706821943697258486?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-47509003229131319982009-11-06T22:46:00.001-05:002009-11-06T22:50:09.495-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SvTtirDnxeI/AAAAAAAABeE/287M6d9iBjs/s1600-h/fairy.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SvTtirDnxeI/AAAAAAAABeE/287M6d9iBjs/s320/fairy.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401203033053316578" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><i>Fairy painting by Atkinson Grimshaw</i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-4750900322913131998?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-48021143037047457772009-11-02T17:05:00.001-05:002009-11-02T17:07:00.988-05:00<div>Sweet one moment...bitter the next...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>She remembered her lost love.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/Su9Xop6MqvI/AAAAAAAABd8/sIPQvZipfUg/s1600-h/remembering.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/Su9Xop6MqvI/AAAAAAAABd8/sIPQvZipfUg/s320/remembering.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399630834196851442" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-4802114303704745777?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-53715184663601265802009-11-02T16:28:00.002-05:002009-11-02T16:29:19.184-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/Su9O-LBEReI/AAAAAAAABd0/6RGeF-PVizY/s1600-h/once+upon+a+dream.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/Su9O-LBEReI/AAAAAAAABd0/6RGeF-PVizY/s320/once+upon+a+dream.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399621308256634338" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-5371518466360126580?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-17346418096803979562009-10-13T22:13:00.002-04:002009-10-13T22:14:21.503-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/StUz5EOwjvI/AAAAAAAABYs/10Hzvv0YKfo/s1600-h/bride5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/StUz5EOwjvI/AAAAAAAABYs/10Hzvv0YKfo/s320/bride5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392273184327241458" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-1734641809680397956?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-75214085072750059622009-10-11T17:32:00.005-04:002009-10-11T17:47:42.835-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/StJPBDPrMII/AAAAAAAABYk/6IErkVg8E0I/s1600-h/bridal+reflections.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/StJPBDPrMII/AAAAAAAABYk/6IErkVg8E0I/s320/bridal+reflections.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391458583385419906" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>This bride looked a bit sorrowful to me. I wondered about what could have been in her thoughts on her special day. </div><div><br /></div><div>The beginning of one life means the end of another. Perhaps she's taking a moment to say goodbye to yesterday before embarking on what lies ahead. I believe that once she said that goodbye, happily ever after was waiting for her.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you to June from <a href="http://artfreebies.blogspot.com/">Art Freebies</a> for the bride image.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-7521408507275005962?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-86835554115042582992009-10-09T23:03:00.002-04:002009-10-09T23:04:09.008-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/Ss_5k6zNnGI/AAAAAAAABYc/0tA9qHRUayg/s1600-h/autumn+walk.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/Ss_5k6zNnGI/AAAAAAAABYc/0tA9qHRUayg/s320/autumn+walk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390801691640437858" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-8683555411504258299?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-68473027160260849462009-10-01T00:14:00.003-04:002009-10-01T00:21:10.972-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SsQt6IpHRlI/AAAAAAAABYU/Cac1LH3MsIg/s1600-h/love+remains.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SsQt6IpHRlI/AAAAAAAABYU/Cac1LH3MsIg/s320/love+remains.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387481531017545298" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SsQt6IpHRlI/AAAAAAAABYU/Cac1LH3MsIg/s1600-h/love+remains.jpg"></a><i>Beyond life</i></div><div><i>Beyond death</i></div><div><i>Beyond time</i></div><div><i>Beyond this world...</i></div><div><i>Love remains</i><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-6847302716026084946?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-70807017757922733862009-08-03T00:23:00.002-04:002009-08-03T00:26:53.724-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SnZmTbbkfdI/AAAAAAAABWs/seGt-BQbKyc/s1600-h/lute080209.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SnZmTbbkfdI/AAAAAAAABWs/seGt-BQbKyc/s320/lute080209.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365588490025467346" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Background by 7 Gypsies; woman taken from painting <i>The Duet</i> by Sir Frank Dicksee.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-7080701775792273386?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-41665406147527080452009-07-19T22:37:00.002-04:002009-07-19T22:40:36.932-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SmPYnZOQXVI/AAAAAAAABUk/6w8X_j4VMtQ/s1600-h/until+he+returns.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SmPYnZOQXVI/AAAAAAAABUk/6w8X_j4VMtQ/s320/until+he+returns.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360366152798199122" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Background by Art Creations, woman from the Graphics Fairy, knight from a painting - not sure who the artist was.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-4166540614752708045?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-56465061708309237772009-07-03T23:03:00.001-04:002009-07-03T23:05:21.906-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/Sk7GqkPdxwI/AAAAAAAABQw/akUt4PXpYEQ/s1600-h/garden+fairy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/Sk7GqkPdxwI/AAAAAAAABQw/akUt4PXpYEQ/s320/garden+fairy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354435441575446274" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-5646506170830923777?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-65752587196003182592009-06-28T13:57:00.006-04:002009-06-28T14:15:50.280-04:00<div>For this piece, I combined two paintings to tell a story about a shipwreck.</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SkevkRsrgqI/AAAAAAAABP4/1EylS1xAmV0/s1600-h/thayer.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SkevkRsrgqI/AAAAAAAABP4/1EylS1xAmV0/s320/thayer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352439719914078882" /></a></div><div><i>Winged Figure Sitting Upon a Rock </i>by Thayer</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SkevkRsrgqI/AAAAAAAABP4/1EylS1xAmV0/s1600-h/thayer.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SkevkGPMOGI/AAAAAAAABPw/oEtHU8fUHkI/s1600-h/waterhousetempest.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SkevkGPMOGI/AAAAAAAABPw/oEtHU8fUHkI/s320/waterhousetempest.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352439716837603426" /></a></div><div><i>The Tempest</i> by Waterhouse</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SkevkGPMOGI/AAAAAAAABPw/oEtHU8fUHkI/s1600-h/waterhousetempest.jpg"></a>And here is the result.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/Skevj0mF9yI/AAAAAAAABPo/I6c_LGRekU0/s1600-h/when+angels+cry_062809.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/Skevj0mF9yI/AAAAAAAABPo/I6c_LGRekU0/s320/when+angels+cry_062809.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352439712101824290" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-6575258719600318259?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-12398633107833097482009-06-27T22:42:00.003-04:002009-06-27T22:50:29.538-04:00<div>Even though the painting I used for this piece is of Mary, she looks so queenly. So I call this piece 'The Longings of Nobility.' I hope you enjoy it.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SkbY0kukonI/AAAAAAAABPQ/Hk4kavc_qpA/s1600-h/062709.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SkbY0kukonI/AAAAAAAABPQ/Hk4kavc_qpA/s320/062709.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352203604900225650" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>The painting is by Ghent Altar. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-1239863310783309748?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496759179897437609.post-4287470688077709892009-06-23T23:12:00.004-04:002009-10-01T00:16:42.421-04:00This is my first attempt at a Gothic arch. I used the image of Pandora by John William Waterhouse, who is one of my favorite painters.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SkGZ15TOSqI/AAAAAAAABM4/XXHd1tITiH8/s1600-h/pandora%27s+butterflies_062109.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_m8VJXg3yQes/SkGZ15TOSqI/AAAAAAAABM4/XXHd1tITiH8/s320/pandora%27s+butterflies_062109.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350726983486425762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The arch is from Irene Alexeeva (isn't it gorgeous?), the moon is a freebie from Becky at Whymsical Musings (thank you Becky!), and the butterflies are from Dover.<br /><br />I hope you enjoy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4496759179897437609-428747068807770989?l=maidensquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lorhen82http://www.blogger.com/profile/01176563339818092734noreply@blogger.com7