One of the youngest talents in the Fantasy Art world is the very popular Jasmine Becket-Griffith. Her contemporary style is avidly collected by her huge fan base who also love the fact that she communicates with them directly, attends lots of Shows to meet them and that they can even see her painting at home, via her web cam. Lovely Jasmine has a distinctive style with beautiful colours that bring to life her vibrant art, with an original flair and often humorous feel – she is a delightful spark of enthusiasm, very smart and extremely hard working, more paintings pour out of Jasmine’s brush than I thought was humanly possible… Her web site is www.strangeling.com -  and I know she’d want you to have some fun. I’m sure you either know of her already, or will now be able to put a name to her fantastic artwork!  
          

Chasing rainbows is a passion of mine and has been all my life. It’s not that I’m searching for the pot of gold, I would just love to bask in the rays – I have to believe that one day I will! Once again I am so grateful to my indulgent family, who patiently wait while I stop the car if necessary to absorb the moment. These astonishing natural phenomena never cease to fascinate me and as soon as I sense that the weather conditions are right I’m straight to the window or, preferably, outside. When a storm is brewing, the usual place to see them here is in the dark skies to the east. I often take photographs, but like so many things, when you try to capture the image it is never as vibrant as in nature itself. My favourite rainbows are the double ones, when the original one’s so clear and then you get another one above it and, very rarely, even three! The purity of the colours on the darkened sky is so breathtaking, it’s like you’ve been given a gift, but as you know it can’t last, you consciously drink it in until it fades… (sigh)
Remember to make a wish next time one appears!  

Magical Blessings, Be

“ ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers – that perches in the soul.” – Emily Dickinson