Tuesday, August 16, 2011

"Swell" Illustration Friday Challenge Aug. 12/2011

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Inspired by the quote:
"Some days you must learn a great deal. But you should also have days when you allow what is already in you to swell up and touch everything. If you never let that happen, then you just accumulate facts, and they begin to rattle around inside of you." ~ E.L. Konigsburg

Song came to mind first, as something that truly swells up inside of us and touches everything in earshot, but I kept mulling over ideas until I arrived at the expression that a bud swells - flowers do a wonderful job of reaching out and touching everything, with their rich beauty and aroma. I spent part of my summer studying Dutch painting so their masterful reminders of time passing, the still lives with flowers, bugs and various other symbols of the brevity of life suggested what flowers would reach out from the mind of someone taking a day to allow what is already inside to swell up and spill over.
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13 comments:

  1. Kerry SchofieldAugust 16, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    Very pretty, like the contemplative thought and mix of nature.

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  2. Katie Livingston WhiteAugust 17, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    Very lovely painting. My eye goes to the vase first, I especially love it.

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  3. Linda HensleyAugust 17, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Lovely! My eyes go to the vase too. I love the way the painting goes with the quote. Something for all of us to learn by.

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  4. Tara LaMarAugust 17, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    The flowers are gorgeous and love the vase. I want one like it.

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  5. SandraAugust 18, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    How lovely your flowers are and I adore the vase.

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  6. Andrew FinnieAugust 18, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    for me it's a self portrait of you "mulling over ideas' we always paint ourselves _ I love to say that... but I wonder if it's true? :) see you

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  7. AHAviewsAugust 19, 2011 at 3:29 AM

    Thanks All!

    AF: ...although every time we paint ourselves it may not be a self-portrait. No mirror involved, so must be an inner self. And now I think back over some of your paintings... hmmm...

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  8. CindiAugust 19, 2011 at 5:39 AM

    Fantastic!

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  9. S. Blyth StirlingAugust 19, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    I like that quote very much! And that vase is just beautiful and imaginative, what a great expression.

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  10. MAGYARiXAugust 20, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    Great quote, nice illustration and a very special design! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas with us.

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  11. AHAviewsAugust 22, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    Thanks everyone for stopping by!

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  12. Elizabeth Rose StantonAugust 24, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    ooo...I really LIKE this!! Excellent! I also really like your work!

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  13. UnknownSeptember 8, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    I love how you use the whole quote rather than just the word for inspiration. This is beautiful.

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