Picture Perfect

Following on from my post the other day about my second hand pictures that were around the house, I wanted to post some photos of all the pictures that I have collected while travelling. They are not second hand but they give me so much joy when I glance at them as I walk past and remember all the lovely places I have been lucky enough to visit. I hope you like them.....

 

 

 

I bought these two in the Cable Car museum in San Fransisco

 

These two were just cards in a shop in St Raphael, France where I spent the best year of my life as a Teaching Assistant. The first one says " there's no place like home" and the one below " live every day as a celebration".

This is one of my favourites as I love all the bright colours.  I got it when I was in the Carribean.  There are always lots of locals painting vibrant art like this on the beach. I could have bought so many but some were huge and not hand luggage friendly.

This picture is everywhere in France. On tablecloths, bags, pictures, postcards. Its just typically French and I love it.

This was from the Sunday market in St Raphael. Its a painting of the old port that I think I bought when my friend Jo came to visit me there. She also bought a lovely painting for her house.

These three are from Prague. Again, I love all the colours and although these photos don't really show it, the detail is so intricate considering they are quite small paintings. It must be lovely to have a talent like that.

 

This was from a small market in the Whitsundays in Australia.  Looking back I must have been mad because I carried it around with me hanging off my backpack for nearly a month but I loved the photos of Whithaven Beach. No picture I ever took would show the water and sands like that!

 

These two  I got in Florence at an Art market in Marco Polo Square.  The artist was handpainting them with watercolours as people were walking around.

 

And this................sits in my downstairs loo.  A reminder of my life before marriage! From the market in St Raphael again where you can have your name or any caption put onto these very french style road signs.