a Mused Studio: Starlight

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Starlight

Today's star is Amy June Beeney who sent me pics of her Secretive Woman "Starlight". This lady is so beautiful- the colours are a feast but my favourite feature is the gentle expression on her face. Amy is currently working on a second Secretive Woman- keep us posted Amy!

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georgiaSeptember 22, 2007 at 8:05 AM
great post...g... i love the simple elegance of starlight...
amy did a super job!!!

weren't we all inspired by you to do our very best!!! thanks.
iggy
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My 2013 Reading List

Cold Comfort: A Novella- Charles Todd
Paris: A Novel - Edward Rutherford
Rules of Civility, Amor Towles
Letters From Skye: A Novel, Jessica Brockmole
The Painted Girls Cathy Marie Buchanan
Merivel, A Man of His Time, Rose Tremain
A Half Forgotten Song, Kathering Webb
The Perfume Collector, Kathleen Tessaro
Longbourne, Jo Baker
Before I Met You, Lisa Jewell
Worthless Men, Andrew Cowan
The Heretic's Daughter, Kathleen Kent
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells, Andrew Sean Greer
The Obituary Writer, A Novel, Ann Hood
Proof of Guilt, Charles Todd
Life After Life, Kate Atkinson (Recommended)
The Crowded Grave, Martin Walker
The Book of Maggie Bradshwaw, Gretchen Gibbs
As She Left It, Catriona McPherson
The Devils Cave, Martin Walker
Trains and Lovers, Alexander McCall Smith
Semper Fidelis, Ruth Downie
Every Secret Thing, Susanna Kearsley
The Purchase, Linda Spalding
The Imposter Bride, Nancy Richler
The Witch's Daughter, Paula Brackston
Speaking From Among the Bones, Alan Bradley (Yarooo!!)
Mr Shakespeare's Bastard, Richard B. Wright
The Last Runaway, Tracy Chevalier
Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantle
The Walnut Tree, Charles Todd
The Precious Bones, Irina Shapiro
Times Legacy. Barbara Erskine
The Importance of Being Seven, Alexander McCall-Smith
Peaches for Monsier le Cure, Joan Harrison
The Emperor of Paris, CS Richardson RECOMMENDED!!)

My 2012 Reading List

The Walnut Tree, Charles Todd
A Death in the Small Hours, Charles Finch ( I fear this series has jumped the shark)
Mr Churchill's Secretary, Susan Elia MacNeal
Broken Harbour, Tana French
The Virgin Cure, Ami Mckay
The Reinvention of Love, Helen Humpries
The Lady and the Unicorn, Tracy Chevaliar
The American Heiress, Daisy Goodwin (gak)
The Chaperone, Laura Moriarty (recommended)
River of Destiny, Barbara Erskine
Search the Dark, Charles Todd
The Red Door, Charles Todd
The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery
A Conspiracy of Friends, Alexander McCall-Smith
Black Diamond, Martin Walker
Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel
A Long Shadow, Charles Todd
A False Mirror, Charles Todd
A Matter of Justice, Charles Todd
The Lost Wife, Alyson Richman
A Pale Horse, Charles Todd
22 Britannia Road, Amanda Hodgkinson
Cold Treachery, Charles Todd
An Empty Grave, Charles Todd
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection, Alexander McCall Smith
A Fearful Doubt, Charles Todd
Halfblood Blues,Esi Edugyan
A Burial at Sea, Charles Finch
A Stranger in Mayfair, Charles finch
An Impartial Witness, Charles Todd
A Bitter Truth, Charles Todd
A Good Man, Guy Vanderhagen
Young Herriot, John Lewis-Stempel
The Night Circus, Erin Mogenstern
Mariana, Susanna Kearsley
River of Destiny, Barbara Erskine
Angel With Two Faces, Nicola Upson (dreadful)
A Lonely Death, Charles Todd

2011 Reading List

I am Half Sick of Shadows, Alan Bradley
The Language of Flowers, Vanessa Diffenbaugh
The Help, Kathryn Stockett
Wings of Fire, Charles Todd
A Test of Wills, Charles Todd
Late Nights on Air, Elizabeth Hay
Legacy of the Dead, Charles Todd
A Red Herring Without Mustard, Alan Bradley
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag, Alan Bradley
Watchers of Time, Charles Todd
Those Who Save Us,Jenna Blum
The Dark Vinyard, Martin Walker
A Duty to the Dead, Charles Todd
The Dog Who Came in From the Cold, Alexander McCall -Smith - Book Two of the new Corduroy Mansions Series- fun to read them together!
Caveat Emptor, A novelof the Roman Empire, Ruth Downie (book 4 of a fun series)
A Discovery of Witches, Deborah Harkness
Doc, Mary Doria Russell RECOMMENDED
My Dear I Wanted to Tell You, Louisa Young
Caleb's Crossing, Geraldine Brooks
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party, Alexander McCall Smith
The Salt Road, Jane Johnson
Corduroy Mansions: A Novel, Alexander McCall Smith
Bride of New France, Suzanne Desrochers
The Postmistress, Sarah Blake
Faithful Place, Tana French (book three of an Outstanding Dublin based mystery series- RECOMMENDED-
Exit The Actress, Priya Parmar
The Kitchen house, Kathleen Grissom
Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier
The Book of Fires,Jane Borodale
The Distant Hours- Kate Morton
The Sea Captain's Wife, Beth Powning
The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Steig Larsen
An Expert in Murder, Nicola Upson
The Double Comfort Safari Club, Alexander McCall Smith

My 2010 Reading List

The Very Thought of You, Rosie Alison
The Fleet Street Murders, Charles Finch
The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag- Alan Bradley (my first kindle book-- a very good read!)
The Moor, Laurie R. King
Love and Summer, William French
The Likeness, Tara French (Recommended Sequel)
In The Woods, Tana French (Recommended)
A Letter of Mary, Laurie R. King
Ines of My Soul, Isabel Allende
Daughter of Fortune, Isabel Allende
The Women, T.C. Boyle
Persona Non Grata, Ruth Downie (third installment of the Medicus Series- great fun!)
Little Bee, Chris Cleave (RECOMMENDED)
When Autumn Leaves, Amy S. Foster ( If I had read the name dropping author bio on the back of the book I'd have never bought it- a prime example of being published because of who you know- don't bother unless you've run out of books and the stores have closed)
The Heart Specialist, Claire Holden Rothman
La's orchestras Saves the World, Alexander McCall Smith
A Monstrous Regiment of Women, Laurie R. King
The Beekeeper's Apprentice, Laurie R. King
The Girl Who Played With Fire, Stieg Larson (WOW!!)
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo- Stieg Larson (WOW!)
Bruno, Chief of Police- Martin Walker
blueeyedboy - Joanne Harris
Sima's Undergarments for Women- Ilana Stanger-Ross
The Unbearable Lightness of Scones- Alexander Mccall Smith
A Murderous Procession- Ariana Franklin
Amenable Women- Mavis Chee (RECOMMENDED)
Tea Time For the Traditionally Built- Alexander Mccall Smith
Sacred Hearts- Sarah Dunant
The Devlin Diary- Christi Phillips
The Forgotten Garden- Kate Morton
The Little Stranger- Sarah Waters
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie- Alan Bradley (RECOMMENDED)
The Chief Factor's Daughter - Vanessa Winn
The Book of Unholy Mischief- Elle Newmark
Brooklyn- Colm Toibin
The Mistress of Nothing- Kate Pullinger
Casting Off- Nicole R. Dickson
The Lost Symbol- Dan Brown
Daughter of Fortune, Isabel Allende