Art, Doodlewash, Drawings, Illustration, Indie, National Days, Sketch Book, Uncategorized, Watercolors

National Amaretto Day!

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Amaretto – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo


Today for April month celebrations I celebrate National Amaretto Day!

I didn’t know until today that was existing an unofficial National holiday dedicated to the Amaretto liqueur and absolutely couldn’t miss this one since the Amaretto antique origins are from my beautiful native country Italy! Ciao mia Bella Italia!!!

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Amaretto Italy – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

The word Amaretto means “little bitter” is created infusing almonds or apricots seeds or both together in brandy or pure alcohol obtaining a delicious almond a little bitter natural flavored liqueur mostly served after dinner in a pretty old-fashioned glass it pair very well, served with holiday foods and desserts, that have nutty and warm spice undertones of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. Amaretto it is also used as base to prepare a variety of cold and hot cocktails. Also well-known are the Amaretto cookies.

Amaretto is a very antique liqueur  there is an old Italian legend saying that was created from a woman living in the Italian city of Saronno in the 1525 she prepared the Amaretto in appreciation giving it as modest gift to a Church commissioned Artist one of Leonardo da Vinci’s pupils that had to paint the Sanctuary frescoes. The woman was the muse that inspired the Artist when he had to paint the Virgin Mary.

My watercolor shows the bottle of a well-known Italian Amaretto brand but for creativity I wanted to write “Amaretto Italy” I haven’t written the brands name I just left that out to the imagination! LOL
A nice old-fashioned glass and some good Amaretto cookies!
It was fun to doodle this I hope that you enjoy!

Details about my doodlewash:
 watercolor with black ink finish. I used one of my favorite French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  and Pigma Micron black Ink pen #005 and #05 over a Mixed Media  Sketchbook!

With this Celebration of National Amaretto Day, I am also join Charlie at doodlewash celebrating a National or International Day with a doodlewash!  You are welcome to join with your doodlewash!  Tag your image#doodlewashaday.

 

#doodlewashaday, #NationalAmarettoDay

Happy doodles and have a great day or evening!

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©Carolina Russo

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Art, Drawings, Illustration, Sketch Book, Uncategorized

Sketching Realistic Eyes

Realistic Eyes
Realistic Eyes

I love illustration and I enjoy sketching in general, and this time is not one of my jewelry sketches that I use to share here  more often.  I am having fun sketching realistic eyes, it is amazing the effect that can turn out just playing with a HB #2 pencil and a couple of pastels or watercolors to give a hint of color. I made these sketches pretty quickly, so it is a very rough practice drawing and please forgive my photos that are not super great!

Realistic Eye
Realistic Eye

I am planning to make other ones more in a high definition. If you step back a bit from your screen you will see that this eye it is pretty realistic!

Please leave me a comment and let me know what do you think? 🙂

 

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©Carolina Russo 

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Art, Emotions, Haiku, Indie, Life, National Days, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Seasons, Senryu, Uncategorized

National Haiku Day – Everything 5.7.5 Haiku

Walking on the hills Photo #2

 


Everything

 

Find the beautiful in everything

our souls are streaming life in everything

inspiration comes from our everything.

-CR

 

#NationalHaikuDay

Read my Haiku 5.7.5


I love to hear from you!
I love to hear from you!

 

Haiku and Photography
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Events, Meet and Greet Fridays, Messages to readers, Uncategorized

Great News!!!

 

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Thank you WordPress!


Great News! 

I am very proud and happy to let you all know that our great weekly event “Meet and Greet Fridays”  made the Events Page of  The Daily Post blog/website curated from the editors at WordPress.com! A special thank you goes to the editors for the approval and the great opportunity for my Blog to be listed on their Events Page.

I did submit my event to The Daily Post when we jump started. I didn’t know until today when I made a search about it, that I got the “Editors Approval” and with great surprise,  my event appear now  listed and searchable on their Blog Events Page, that’s amazing!!!  I am very happy for  this achievement it means a lot to me to be able to offer a great platform to my readers and amazing followers to engage!

You can see how is listed here on the links below:

The Daily Post Blog Events Listing Page

The Daily Post – Meet and Greet Fridays…

The Daily Post Events

 

I wish you all a wonderful and happy day or night<3

Carolina

I love to hear from you!
I love to hear from you!

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Emotions, Events, Life, Music, Uncategorized, Videos

Music – Pink Floyd Live Rome Italy 1988 – Shine on you crazy diamond

I Was There….

I am very proud to be able to say that “I Was There attending this amazing and for me unforgettable Pink Floyd Concert. That night on July 12th 1988 Stadium Flaminio  in Rome Italy, my native country!  I witnessed a magical and a unique experience and a piece of music history like no other!

I am glad I found this YouTube clip of  sadly it doesn’t show the magnificence of the stage and band that I have seen there, you will see nice images of Rome while listening the great live sound recorded that night of the beautiful song Shine on you crazy diamond! Just hearing the first notes I felt goosebumps like I was there again! I wanted to share this memory with you and a  piece of my life experience that I will never forget!

I hope that you enjoy with me the great music reading the lyric!

-Carolina

 

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (I-V)

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there’s a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught in the crossfire of childhood and stardom, blown on the steel breeze.
Come on you target for faraway laughter, come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision, rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions, come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!

©PINK FLOYD

 

 

Source (s):
YouTube  The Round
http://www.azlyrics.com/

 

 

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And Featured Is, Events, Featured, Life, Meet and Greet Fridays, Photography, Reviews, Uncategorized

And The Featured of the Month is…

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And FEATURED is… Andy Smart!

 

YesterdayAfter  Featured of the Month  April 2016

 

Hello everyone during last 30 days I came across lots of beautiful, interesting and inspiring Blogs and I made my pick for the month of April. I choose between all the wonderful Bloggers that left their Blog links at our weekly event Meet and Greet Fridays!

This month is about exploring life travelling and discovering China!

Today I am very pleased and honored to introduce you my new  Featured of the  Month and featured is…Author Andy Smart and his Blog Just Turn Left  same title goes to his great book!

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A Book to read!

I discovered Andy only about a month ago we came across each other Blogs and we followed and stayed connected. Andy has a very friendly and great personality he seems that friend that you knew all life long and it is fun to engage with.  Andy has a great Blog dedicated to his life change, his journey going from UK to China. The Blog is filled with his beautiful street photography, travelling experiences, advice,  suggestions and daily life happening, he always bring me a good laugh while reading his posts! Andy is a Writer, Teacher, Traveler and I add Explorer too, he is the Author of the book “Just Turn Left at the Mountain multi-entry trials meandering across Chinese borders”  

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Discovering China

In 2005 Andy Smart opted for a life change and hit the road; a truly amazing three year journey across China, South East Asia, South Korea and Mongolia. After finally setting roots down in Beijing he finally found the time to write about the adventure. Andy writes with humor in mind so if you want something to put a smile on your face then grab ‘Just Turn Left at the Mountain, multi-entry trials meandering across Chinese borders’. In his down to earth streetwise style Andy writes with the sole intention of making his readers laugh out loud and brighten up their day.” 

Andy also developed his own TEFL teaching and living in China.

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Journey in China


I hope that you all enjoyed this Feature and to know more please visit Andy Smart Blog!

 

(Please Andy grab this Badge and post it somewhere on your Blog!)

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How to be Featured on YesterdayAfter?

Stay Connected! Participate to the Meet and Greet Fridays weekly event leaving your Blog link, Follow here and on my other social media be active! Inspire!
You never know…maybe next Month I will choose YOU!

 


You can follow Andy at:

Blog >  justurnleft.com
Twitter > @AndySmart01
Facebook> Just Turn Left at the Mountain

Amazon> Just Turn Left at the Mountain  – 1st edition.
Book 5 Stars Reviews! 😉

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Have a wonderful week you all…
Congratulations to Andy for be the Featured of the Month April 2016
Stay tuned for the next month feature!!!

-Carolina

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Art, Emotions, Featured, Indie, Love, Music, Poetry, Uncategorized

#AprilPoetryMonth – Ewian song Fragile Ghost

Music is like Poetry on a pentagram words written over musical notes!

Today for the April Poetry Month I like to share the beautiful words written by  EWIAN  for the song
Fragile Ghost  included in the latest Album release  “We Need Monster”  read the lines, listen and enjoy the dreamy atmosphere!

-CR

Fragile Ghost

And then we kissed the moon.
Loved us secretly.
I thought I felt ensouled.
I thought I felt alive.

©Ewian

Independent rock band
youtube.com/Ewianmusic

 

 

#AprilPoetryMonth2016

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50 Words Story, Art, Digital Art, Emotions, Illustration, Indie, Life, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Short Stories, Uncategorized

April Poetry Month – 50 Words Story – Inner voice

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Inner Voice

The calming sound of nature was only interrupted by the noise of my steps hitting the ground walking up the hills following an unknown trail. Suddenly the thoughts  in my mind were freed and unlocked while breathing wilderness in the wind. Let go was the insistent inner voice I was hearing.

-CR

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#AprilPoetryMonth2016

Art, Featured, Interview, Reblog, Reviews, Uncategorized

Featured Blogger: Carolina Russo

I am the Featured Blogger on ART by Rob Goldstein!!!
I am so honored, thankful and very happy to be the first Featured Blogger on Rob Blog I love his work and always he does an amazing job! Rob had great questions for my interview I suggest you to check it out!
Thank you Rob!!!

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Life, Nature, Photography, Seasons, Uncategorized

Photography – Sunsets from the California hills

Looking from the Hills

 

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I took these photos few months ago while in a hike over the hills  here in California, it was an amazing view!
The color of the sky, the clouds, the atmosphere it was just so beautiful and peaceful!
I am glad I was able to capture the moment!

-CR

All photos are my own.
©Copyright Carolina Russo