Yes Monday!

Summer is ...

where girls go barefoot and their hearts are just as free as their toes!

A new portrait i did for a beautiful woman called Anna. Let's get into this tiny yellow car with her and take a ride along the Italian Riviera. We'll have espresso and biscotti in this tiny caf'e on the market place. Shop for some fruits and a new bikini in shady arcades, head over to the beach and walk along the shores, barefoot, before going for a swim in turquoise waters ... are you with me still?

Thanks for all  the wonderful comments i got on the Italian Riviera post last week, for all the new friends that showed up - i so enjoyed meeting you! Cheers to a FUNtastic week my lovelies - will come visit you soon! 

Mini spa vacation

Fire at the poolside ...

was maybe the best thing about the monastery "Marienhöh" we have visited for the past 3 days. The nuns have given up the place and now it is transformed into a lovely spa-hotel in the midst of quiet woods and meadows, far away from everything. It's a perfect hideway place, very friendly and beautifully done, and i so enjoyed taking some time with my hubby to just relax, swim - and eat lots of good food after a peroid of so much work! Will take the feeling into the weekend with me. Have you started decorating your house for christmas yet?

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Monday Love: Pink Lady

Are you ready for some spring colors?

I just came across the bright and colorful collection by Kate Spade, which i find really inspiring! As much as love neutrals like black, beige, navy and grey, i'm so up for some cheerful brightness right now, and that little pink cardigan would do just fine to freshen up my plain Jeans and T-shirt combination. Pink, white and yellow look so happy and playful to me - i love to use these colors in my paintings as well. So, my a place a hint to the easterbunny?

Hope your week starts on a happy note - but if it your to do list drags you down, remember: when life gives you lemons, make a Gin  & Tonic!

Photos: Kate Spade