May is here! I've decided to keep offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. May's photo featuring a beautiful Italian Poppy!
I know last year I also did my May calendar featuring poppies but to me they just say MAY! I love the poppy fields that would bloom every May. This one is different, I chose a close up to really appreciate the details of the poppy.
In North-East Italy, in view of the Dolomites, fields of poppies pop up all over in fields dotting the countryside during the month of May. They only last a few […]
Welcome April!! I've decided to keep offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. April's calendar has a photo featured from the Keukenhof in Holland.
Hopefully April will bring out the sun and the warmth that has been trying to elude us. I think most of March I heard of it snowing some where. Here in Germany it was rainy most of the time. I am looking forward to a little bit of sunshine so I can go out adventuring again!
The Keukenhof is Holland's Tulip festival. Last month I talked about my trip to the Netherlands and […]
Happy March!! I've decided to keep offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. March's calendar features a photo from my trip to the Netherlands.
I absolutely love when March begins because that means that winter is ending and we are moving into spring. (I am also St. Patrick's Day obsessed! Here's a post I wrote about spending that day in Dublin!) When I deciding what photo to use for this month's calendar I was instantly thinking a photo from Ireland but since this March also has Easter in it I decided to make it a little less […]
Welcome February!! I've decided to keep offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. February's calendar is showing off one my favorite castles in Germany.
To me, nothing is more romantic than exploring an old beautiful castle. So for February, the month of love, I wanted to use a picture of one of the many castles I have visited here in Germany. Cochem is a beautiful and charming town sitting right on the Mosel river and in the heart of German wine country. This castle sits on hill over looking the town with its majestic architecture. Definitely worth […]
Welcome 2016!! I've decided to keep offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. January's calendar is featuring a photo with a snow covered field.
I took this last winter and it was one of my favorites because it really emphasizes how the snow can make something dull interesting. When a new year starts it is a chance to decide what life you want to live this year, to redesign your life. That is why we make resolutions. I always like the picture of a blank sketch book with a 365(6) days to make beautiful art. To […]
Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. December's Calendar is featuring snow and a German Castle.
Winter has definitely begun here in Germany. We have already had our first snow. This photo I took earlier in the year so we aren't quite to this level of snow yet. This is Burg Lichtenburg or also known as Kusel castle. I photograph here often because it is close to my home and love all the different views it offers. When I photographed this I purposely went out when it […]
Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. November's calendar is from a small German city.
Autumn time is beautiful here in Germany, with all of it's colorful trees and hills. This beautiful view is of Idar-Oberstein. A small city with a mountain that has a church built right into the rock called the Felsenkirche and a castle atop of it. From this church is where I photographed this sight of the city. The clock tower on the left houses the bells the ring in the hour.
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Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. October's Calendar features a photo from my German travels.
This photo entitled "Autumn Leaves at Marksburg" is from my trip and tour of Marksburg castle. This castle is a picturesque German castle sitting above the Rhine river, which you can see in the background. From my understanding the castle is the only castle along the Rhine river that wasn't destroyed. It has over 700 years of history. I would definitely recommend a visit.
Not only is the castle great to […]
Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. September's calendar captures the beautiful Lago di Barcis (Lake Barcis).
Lake Barcis is a beautiful lake located in the Dolomites in North East Italy. Nestled in the mountains, this lake is gorgeous from all view points. Sitting next the lake is a charming Italian town that just adds to the view. I had the chance to visit this lake many times because it was located less than an hour from where I use to live in Italy. I will say […]
Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. August 2015's calendar is featuring Hohenschwangau castle surrounded in it's beautiful scenery.
Last month I remarked: "One thing that I have learned and love about Germany is that it is covered in castles! I love exploring around Germany and finding them in all shapes and sizes." Well this month is also featuring a beautiful castle. This one is located in the Bavarian Alps in Southern Germany. This is a slightly different view because it is viewed from above where you […]
