Glorious Day for a Tablescape...

Ooooh when I woke up here in this guest room...in Barbara Barry's little French chateau...and went outside for café créme in the garden...
I thought what a FAB place and day for a tablescape party... so I threw a chic black dress and hat and began looking for the proper menu...I knew Barbara had FAB dining ware to choose from... did I want elegant...or FUN...love that chair design of hers... what do you think... does my painting (available for sale as is or with a background) need a background or just a colourful mat...

Ooooh and this dining room is, of course, perfect... Love how her help washes the dishes... FAB uniforms they wear too... Now for some food... appetizer by Martha Stewart... salad by Emeril...
pasta by Giada...

cannoli dessert via Mike's pastry in Boston...for those of you who do not care for a cannoli... Mike has sent over some gelato... Hope everyone enjoyed the day at Barbara's chateau! Now please be sure to visit other Tablescape Thursday participants via Between Naps on the Porch!

Come back tomorrow and see the fashionable portraits I painted of some of the guests at today's party... one might be YOU!!!

Au revoir... à demain!

Cape Sketching and Painting...

Outdoors VIRTUALLY on Cape Cod drawing...and painting...
Drawing... and Painting

oooh to sit here and paint...and maybe lunch here...and if there was a little too much wine sipped... stay here at the Winstead Inn as well...
I hope you enjoyed sketching and painting with moi in Cape Cod... Nowwwwwww... off we go to A Southern Dreamer to see what other Outdoor Wednesday participants are showing off today!

See you tomorrow at a FABULOUS table!

Paintings for Businesses...

It's that time of the year when businesses like to send out holiday cards... or give their clients gift certificates... here are three designs I have painted for The Skin Care Shop in Old Town Monrovia...

They will be using these as art work on their gift certificates. If you have a company in need of a custom design for the holidays... contact me! Special business rates available! If you don't have a business... no problem.. I do personal custom holiday cards too!

See you tomorrow outdoors somewhere!

The artist is a Mother first...

Bonjour all! Sorry for the lacking of painting... and lack visiting last week... some times I have to be a MOM... things look to be back on track this week... sooooo I am hoping to get back to painting this week... for today... I give you one of my favorite places to getaway... Ventura Beach, California... At the Crowne Plaza EVERY room has a view of the ocean...
Cheerful remodel of one of their restaurants... love breakfast here...
and this is one part of the hotel I have yet to see remodeled... I NEED a trip... to see this new lounge...
pool by the ocean looks the same in this photo...
oooh and they have a FAB banquet room on the top floor with a spectacular view...
and you can get married on the beach in front of the hotel too before having the reception with a view...

I hope you enjoyed this little virtual beach getaway... and if you get a chance book a room... as soon as I get a chance that's what I plan on doing... I must see all the remodel trasformations in person! Ooooh and within walking distance there is a WONDERFUL downtown with lots of restaurants and shopping!

Nowwwwwwwww... time to visit more BLUE posts via Blue Monday posts over at Smiling Sal's and METAMORPHOSIS posts via Metamorphosis Monday posts over at Susan's.

This week Fifi will try to post and paint Tuesday through Friday!!! Be sure come back and visit... YOU never know when YOUR photo may end up painted and on my blog!!!

Don't forget... I am AVAILABLE for commissions... email moi!!! Special Rates Holiday on PAINTINGS and CUSTOM HOLIDAY CARDS!!! Another OPTION with CUSTOM PAINTINGS for GIFTS... you may purchase a Gift Certificate for their own custom Fifi Flowers painting... contact moi! Andddddd don't forget to pop into my Etsy Store!

ENJOY your week!

Wear Something Fun...

Butterflies on your eyelashes... bows in your hair... a pink dress with big earrings...
oooh la la a little wild side...

maybe some flowers... be ruffly...
Or whatever... just have FUN!!! Anddddd... Don't forget to visit all the PINK participants on Saturday at Beverly's How Sweet the Sound!!!

Bon weekend mon amies!

Photos via Google search for Fashionable Weekend!

Table with a View Please...

I find all of these FABULOUS tables to dine... which would like to sit at and enjoy lunch with moi? Let me know... I'll meet you there!

ENJOY your day and please remember to visit other Tablescape Thursday participants via Between Naps on the Porch... and if you would to own a Fifi Flowers Painting... pop over to My Etsy Shop... if you don't see what you like... perhaps you could send moi a photo you would like to see painted! Sorry I do not have any new paintings to show you... I am busy paintings custom orders... contact moi if you have a SPECIAL painting YOU would like to have painted... perfect GIFTS!!!

Fashionable Friday tomorrow... Au revoir... à demain !

Photos via Google search for Tables with a View!