Chani Demuijlder Fine Art

Just back from holidays, my head is full of pictures, impressions and ideas. :-) We had no good weather in the Netherlands and Germany, so our first action was to purchase some rubber boots. With them, we were at least able to explore the nature around us. During those rainy days, I found some fascinating mushrooms there (I have posted two pictures of my dog  Nicki to give an idea of their height).

September is there! Since we had some rain on Tuesday, the air smells differently.  It is time to show you my #drawingaugust postings from day 16 to 31. Despite of the lack of time, it was a pleasure to join and I had fun to discover the many art works of colleagues. Here is a collage with the items from day 16 to 31, followed by my 3 favourites: matches, rucksack and secateurs. Enjoy!

I love the last days of August (this year, this month has been quite mild, and there were few jellyfish in the sea), where it is still possible to read outside (I have been devouring one book of Yrsa Sigurdardóttir after the other), to have dinner under the stars on the terrace, after a hard day's work. Very soon, I will have to bring my drying chillies that to safety: the first rain of the season is announced! End of the summer Jellyfish Staying positive Rebuilding the city

I only heard about #drawingaugust  in July on Twitter, asked a bit and decided to join. I thought it would be positive to have a concrete reason to perform one drawing or sketch per day and, improving my skills doing so (while enjoying looking at the creations of other artists), although August is always one of the busiest months at work. But now, it is already half time! Because of the lack of time, I decided from the beginning that I only would draw items that are to find in my house with black ink: bucket and mop, hot sauce, liquid soap, chair and poncho... Here are my postings from August day 1 to day 15. A collage with all of them and my three favourites: dog toys, knives and hoover. Enjoy!

This August is not as hot as it was last year (until now), and soon, tourist masses will gradually go back to work and school! Lukewarm evenings and nights will be missed though: it is now difficult to imagine how our seafront will be deserted at 7 p.m. in some months. With those temperatures, it seems that my artworks becomes a bit blurry as well ;-) Clear waters Summer flowers Festival

Time flies: it is August already, and more than half of the #AnimalAlphabets (on Twitter) with endangered species is finished. Soon, days will become shorter and schools will open again (fortunately) ;-) My two favourites are the cassowary and the Hawksbill turtle:

There are many watch towers in Southern Spain, all along the coast. I have always thought it would be nice to take a sabbatical and hike or bike from one to the other, reading about their history. Some of them are surrounded by nature, others are situated directly along the road (where it is difficult or impossible to park) or even in town, lost between concrete. Here are four of them, in three different provinces. The most beautiful area is, without hesitation, Caños de Meca, as it is a protected area. And from there, if it is not too foggy, you can see the Rif mountains in Morocco. Almuñécar (province of Granada) Torremuelle (Benalmádena, province of Malaga)   Harbour of Benalmádena (province of Malaga)  Caños de Meca (Barbate, province of Cadiz)