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-Turkey

Purple Majesty in Istanbul

Hex colour reference:  #9d81ba A colourful note:  the Purple Mountain’s Majesty crayon was named by  89 year old Mildred Samson from Minneapolis, as part of Crayola’s 1993 naming competition.  It was run as […]

-Turkey

Purple Heart

  Hex colour Reference:  #7442c8 A colourful note:  the purple heart crayon was another shade that played a part in 1997 in the True Blue Heroes contest in the US and the […]

-Turkey

Sweet Istanbul

Hex colour reference:  #158078 A colourful note:  this dark green, with a hint of blue, is known in current Crayola boxes as pine green.  In fact, this shade of green featured in the original […]
Sweet Istanbul

-Barcelona

Never Hide

This huge billboard gazes down on an important square In Barcelona, one that marks a hey point in the history of Catalunya. The 1714 Siege of Barcelona lasted for over a […]

-Berlin

Deadly Love

This mural of  Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker in a fraternal embrace is one of the most famous pieces of art on the Berlin Wall.  These two girls were keen to […]

-Sweden

Peachy Nightscape in Stockholm

Hex colourful reference:  #ffcfab A colourful note:  peach is a delicate colour, named after the pale internal flesh of a peach fruit.  The first recorded use of this name as a […]

-Sweden

Queen Bee

This 3D-looking mural is a cheerful door decoration in Gothenburg, part of the ArtMadeThis project.  Created by Mimmi Andersson and Merete Lassen, the bright colours and architectural design are typical of […]

Landscape

Nature Framed

Art is a harmony parallel with nature. Paul Cezanne Copyright Debbie Smyth, 6 March 2016   Linked to My Sunday Photo and Waterworld Weds