April is Almost Over

 Hi everyone.  

 Friday is here.  And the month is very quickly winding down. April has flown by, hasn't it? The last few days have been on the cold and windy side, so I hope when May arrives it will warm up because it hasn't felt very much like late April.

 Although the month isn't quite over yet, today I am here to share my last page for Alison's challenge at Art Journal Journey. This month as you probably know the theme at AJJ has been Play It Again Sam. 

Thank you Alison for this fun challenge, and thank you everyone who joined in. I loved learning about some new movies and songs I didn't know, and I enjoyed seeing art for all the movies and songs included. I could say this month really rocked, no pun intended.

My last page started with some watercolor paints on the white paper. I then cut this solar image from a sheet of scrap paper and added it. 

I should say my page actually started while I was cleaning out some stamps and came across these 4 Zinsky people from Paper Artsy. I looked at them and immediately thought band members. I stamped them on white paper and fussy cut around them. I thought the solar background from my scrap paper looked a lot like something that could be created with lights on a concert stage. That's how this page really came into being.

As it is my last page for this challenge, I added the title with some stickers, and before that I added some torn bits of washi tape to create the curtain. Even the band member on the right looks like he is waving goodbye.

I didn't think of the connection right away for Alison's  Play It Again Sam challenge (other than the band having a final performance), but then I remembered the album and 1976  concert film called The Last Waltz by the Band. Here's the Wikipedia page about it in case you don't recognize it and are interested: The Last Waltz.

The Band was a mostly Canadian band back in the 1960-70's. For their final performance, they also invited many other big named artists to join them on stage including (but not only) Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Van Morrison. If you like watching concert movies and/or if you like old fashion rock and roll, then you should watch this film or listen to the music. 

I also want to share another tag for Sandie's  Animals: Tame or Wild (no insects) challenge at Tag Tuesday.

What's more gentle and sweet than a Mom and her baby? 

I am also linking up to Gillena's Friday Art Lunch Break (Art for Fun Friday #6) post. 

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a great start to your weekend and end of the month.