Carnival in Munich

Sunshine and a clear blue sky -- perfect weather for Fat Tuesday (Faschingsdienstag) in Munich.

The carillon in the New Town Hall.

Masked lamp post.

Witch weather vane.

The vane was on top of the food booth below.

A living statue.

Looking across Marienplatz (Mary's Square) towards the Old Town Hall.

Japanese Native Americans.

A Bavarian couple -- the "costumes" look authentic.

More Japanese kids -- pirates this time.

There were quite a few places selling food and drinks.

A Japanese frog woman.

Chick(en)s!

Candy booth.

Another masked lamp post.

Moo-Mania's new theme is Carnival/Mardi Gras. I made the moo below using the photo above.

A carousel.

The Karlstor (Charles' Gate).

Happy clown.

Happy clown family.

Yummy strawberries.

Little princess.

Cute dancers.

Unicorns.

Witch.

Witch moo.

Pink people -- and a smurf, too.

Poultry again.

Pretty fairies.

Rooster and hen.

The invisible man.

Who would have guessed that Oz is right in Munich?

Crowd -- time to go home ...

... to eat a delicious Krapfen (cruller).

M is for Mask

M is for mask -- and also for Mardi Gras.

Once again the timing is perfect for Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday.

From Wikipedia:

"A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance or entertainment."

The Carnival of Venice is famous for its beautiful masks.

Lara is wearing the mask now.

The mask colors suit her eye color.

All ready for Mardi Gras!

Since there's a lot of pink in this post, I am linking this up to Beverly's Pink Saturday.

Happy Valentine's Day

"Who, being loved, is poor?"

-- Oscar Wilde

Painting: "The Storm" by Pierre Auguste Cot (1880)


Happy Valentine's Day!

Love is in the air

Moo-Mania has the perfect challenge theme for this time of the year -- love. My first moo is a true digital doodle so to speak -- I simply played around with brushes I had previously created. Moreover, I chose colors which aren't normally associated with love.

Everlasting Love is a more traditional approach to the theme. For this moo I used a texture background, a couple silhouette by Dover Publications (do you know their free samples?), and a vintage picture of hand holding a rose which is part of a collage sheet by Retro Café Art Gallery which I received for free taking part in their Valentine's Day contest with my Love Bandit tag.

Another graphic from the collage sheet inspired me to make a Valentine's Day card. I printed the sweet girl in her heart dress, placed her on a heart so that she seems to be balancing on it, and added a few elements here and there to give the card depth.

She looks down at her pretty heart.

A red rose.

A pompom on top of her hat.

Happy Valentine's Day!