Come on in.....

Song - Close the Door by Teddy Pendergrass

My favorite knocker of all time (at least so far) is this one above from a door in Paris.

So interesting and elaborate!

 A man & a woman's hand knocker

Both are from France - the one on the right was taken in Brantome.

You can put your letters through the slot on this knocker from Lacock, England

A simple but elegant knocker found on a beautiful wooden door in Tuscany



"The ache for home lives in all of us
the safe place 
we can go as we are

and not be questioned."

Maya Angelou

It's Open

Song - Open the Door Richard by Louis Jordan

What looks like a woman's face and a serpent tail door knocker was found in Pisa, Italy

This little guy is holding a window shutter open in Honfleur, France

A door pull with wolves

found in Paris




"The front door continues to appeal to our sense of arrival. 
Call it the ceremony of coming home."

--Akiko Busch

Who's There?

Song - Step Inside This House by Lyle Lovett



 Still knocking......

This is a pair of beautiful gate grill ornaments from Paris, France

And a fire breathing door latch on Josephine Bakers home in the Dordogne.

 An elegant door knocker from Umbria, Italy on a beautiful wooden door.



"Personality can open doors,
 but only character can keep them open."

--Elmer G. Letterman

Knock, knock, knock

Song - Keep a Knockin' by Little Richard

Love this door knocker from Pisa, Italy. 

Imagine being a little kid and having to touch this knocker?

It certainly would of given me nightmares!

 These were on the same door and look like orators possibly?

From a door in Venice, Italy

A lion head knocker or pull from Sarlat, France on a beautiful blue door.

Someone is at My Door - Surprise

Song - I Hear You Knocking by Wynonna Judd

A decorative piece on a door in Provence

I love the patina of the various colors its been painted

 Our hotel door in Avignon including a letter slot and talking grill

Hotel Garlande

This ornate knocker was locate in St.-Cirq-Lapopie

which is a commune in the Lot district in Southern France.

It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association

My grandson Henry has learned to push open doors because
sometimes there is a surprise on the other side!

I Hear You Knocking

Song - Knock on Wood by Eddie Floyd

I'm still knocking.....knock, knock, knock......come in

A striking knocker from a door in Umbria, Italy

A worn bedroom window lock inside the Saint Paul Asylum

in Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France

where Vincent Van Gogh spent some time 1889-1890

And modern door pulls from Paris, France

Watch for a delightful surprise in tomorrow's post!

Knock Knock

Song - I Hear You Knockin' by Fats Domino

Come in.....

I have a love for windows and doors wondering what might be behind these portals.

And the hardware that goes with them is very interesting as well!

The hinge on the red door above is from the Cluny Museum in Paris and it looks like a dragon spewing out three fires....maybe.

And this pirate looking door knocker was found in Pisa, Italy.

I guess he got knocked one too many times and the owners nailed him shut!

 And the final knocker is a woman's hand on a dark green door in the 

Bouches-du-Rhône, Tarascon, France (home of the Tarasque monster)

30 Paintings in 30 Days

Day 1 - The Garden Door

There is an online challenge that I participated in last January and I have decided to do it again.  Leslie Saeta has on online challenge called 30 Paintings in 30 Days in which you try to paint one painting each day.  Then you have the opportunity of displaying it on her website.

Day 2 - Saint Cirq Lapopie, FR

So far we are at Day 4 and  I am feeling like I may have bit off more than I can chew.  I am trying to finish a large commission, getting several pieces done for a show next month and get ready for some upcoming travel. 

Day 3 - Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume

 

 

Day 4 - Santa Fe, NM

If you would like to follow me on this journey/challenge, you can find my paintings here:


http://jeanettebaird.com/