Simple
February 16, 2006
Simple :: This week’s Illustration Friday theme. Text says, "very satisfactory and practical", taken from a page in my grandma’s old sewing book.
A deep red apple.
A warm cafe au lait.
Bright orange gerbera daisies.
The sound of a hummingbird’s fluttering wings.
Falling asleep after a busy day next to the love of my life.
A deep breath.
A pencil and a blank piece of paper.
A card in the mailbox.
A steaming hot shower.
The sunset.
Memories of making Christmas cookies with my mom.
Solitude.
Stillness.
One perfect strawberry.
Re-reading my favorite book.
A roaring fire.
A glass of water.
A picture of my grandma’s hands.
Baby Miles.
Clean sheets.
A new bar of soap.
Finding that long lost earring.
This moment.
Right here.
Right now.
resonating with you, once more. psychic connection indeed!
all your simple things bring warmth upon reading them.
Good stuff! So … SIMPLE!
Your illustrations are awesome. I can’t help but smile when i see them
beautiful. thank you for this. the reminder i needed after a long evening…
I’m wanting to reach out and gulp up that little red strawberry in her hand. (This painting makes me smile!) Thank you dearly for this wonderful list! It comes on a day when I made everything unnecessarily complicated-a pesky annoying habit o’mine!
(p.s. I can’t email you back yet because my computer for some bizarre reason isn’t loading when I press “send.” As soon as its fixed, you have mail heading your way! Just wanted you to know!)
Great image!
I really like the elements you’ve incorporated in your illustration…the big eye, the toe shoes, the strawberry, the cloud of blonde hair… and I love your post. Simple but full of meaning.
Like this a LOT—so cool how you put these elements together and I love the quote.
She’s so cute!
I LOVE the simple things in life. It is always noted around here that the small things make me happiest
amen…..
were you ever a dancer. i like the pink
tutu. and i love dancing with the stars!
i want dance lessons!
happy weekend girlie
YES!
….putting on a new pair of soft, fluffy socks.
The small and simple things are the greatest!
love this. all of it.
wow. do i post this word too often here? you wow me.
Hi Christine–
I was checking my web stats and found links incoming from swirly.com — so I clicked on in here and have been perusing your site, looking at your latest greatest art projects — lovely, inspirational stuff you’ve got here!!
hope all is well…i’m in and around SB and sometimes LA if you want to hook up. give me a buZZ — i’m in the book…!
xoxo — bFly_kelly
oh, how lovely it is to have a picture of your grandmother’s hands. i have one, too. i am so so *grateful* for it. those hands that comforted me so many times, that crocheted and knitted many footies and puppets, those hands that shaped many meatballs and pie crusts. i cannot think of my granmother without thinking of her beautiful, crepey, arthritic, beautiful,knuckly hands.