Red Poppies

Red Poppies, a photo by Decaying Rose Designs on Flickr.

Well its raining again....here is a photograph I took before the rain set in yesterday.

I love the colours and textures that can be seen in this photograph. I was hoping that the rain would let up so I could get out there and paint them!

I'm trying to work on getting my portfolio together today

Henrietta The Buff Orpinton

Henrietta The Buff Orpinton, a photo by Decaying Rose Designs on Flickr.

I also need to mention "Hetty" who is my friend's rather lucky chicken as she has been rescued from the jaws of a fox....literally! Hetty also managed to escape an attack by an Alsation that tore through my friend's chicken coop. Unfortunately she was the only survivor, the incident upset my friend so much that he asked whether I would look after her for a while until he could rebuild his chicken coop and rethink the dog/fox proofing as he lives way out in the Country near a wood. She has settled in well and is doing fine now.

Via Flickr:
Created and Copyrighted by Charlotte Elizabeth Teskey - Decaying Rose Designs July 2011

Startled Chicken

Startled Chicken, a photo by Decaying Rose Designs on Flickr.

This is "Fall" one of my chickens, she is very curious and I love this photo of her. I rescued "Fall" and "Autmun" from a local farm when they were little chicks a year ago where they seemed to be falling behind the other chicks and not doing as well. I took them home and they are now fully grown healthy little chickens - they bring me so much Joy!

Via Flickr:
Created and Copyrighted by Charlotte Elizabeth Teskey - Decaying Rose Designs July 2011

New Website - www.decayingrosedesigns.com

Well the new website is now live at

http://www.decayingrosedesigns.com/

The website is live - I put it together myself so it has taken a few weeks to build but I've managed to create a good clean professional look and a simple website to navigate.  I'm very excited that I managed to do it myself as it means I can update the site regularly with my latest works.

Watch this space!

The Warmth of Loneliness

Warmth  In Loneliness

Watercolour on Watercolour Paper

I love the feeling of warmth shining out from the somber colours, lonely yet welcoming at the same time..  I certainly feel that there is an innocence about the piece that suggests a certain naivety of the central character.

Let me know if you agree