It is this.
Hobbity Place
And this.
(Dear ones – I am republishing this textures piece, as there were techhy glitches earlier. Apologies if you’re receiving it twice.)
Elf Platters
Oh and this.
Sacred Stain
And here are another ooo
Gnarl
let’s say
Hairyairyfairy
eight or nine Paradise textures.
Embedded
I’m not kidding.
Crisscross
There is a place deep in the lakes-and-mountains heart of Aotearoa New Zealand called Paradise.
EntrySentry
Some say it was named after the Paradise duck.
Lord of the Rings filming happened around this area of Paradise, Diamond Lake, Glenorchy, Lake Wakatipu, the Routeburn Track, the Dart Track.
Cobweb
What do I do when faced with splendour and majesty of the sublime?
Veins
Go ‘Wow’, then zero in on the
Peel
very small micro textures and shapes of mosses, lichens, tree roots and rocks.
May the textures of Paradise inspire your art-heart-mind the way they inspire me.
And please tell me: Do you too love a good mossy rock?
For more tactile nourishment, see my Lichen Love Art(and Soul)icle.
Art and Soul Space 
Beautiful. Great inspiration for a series of abstract paintings, me thinks….
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes yes methinks too. Or at least inspiration for some play with painty textures to form backgrounds for something figurative. Do you do that, Val? Prep backgrounds/surfaces for paintings? I never used to, but these days with my passion for texture, I do.
LikeLike
Yes, I do, coz those prepped surfaces look great peeping through the painting you put over the top….
LikeLiked by 1 person
exactly!
LikeLike
While we’re here in the moment, Val, can you please tell me a technical thing? Did this post show up in your WordPress reader as per normal?
LikeLike
I don’t know, as I don’t look at the WP Reader. I get your posts via email & on FB. What about my posts? I don’t think you’re getting them, are you…?
LikeLike
Ah. I was just able to read and respond to your recent post. And only able to Like it via my Reader. But I reckon some posts are showing up in the Reader loooong after they are published. Ohh. Enough of this tech talk here and now. Happy art making!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes I am getting your posts on my reader, I’m fairly sure, but without a Like button. I’m hypothesising that most followers notice posts via their reader. And I wondered if there’s been a glitch with my last 2 posts appearing in the reader. Now getting my hair tangled. Praps I check with WP. Thank you, Val, for being a lovely responsive being.
LikeLike