Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Three Muses - Spring

I love Spring, when the stark, bare trees of winter begin to show the first faint sprigs of green; when the morning is greeted by birdsong;  when crocuses and daffodils are pushing their way up through soil with its rich, loamy fragrance, moist from melting snow.   It was when my mother's seed catalogs arrived in the mail, and she spent hours poring over them, planning her garden.   It was birthing time for the farm animals, and the appearance of frisky little lambs, baby calves trailing their mothers about the fields,  and the ducks and geese guarding their nests until the miraculous appearance of  their little balls-of-fluff offspring.   I lived for almost 5 years in Florida where each warm, sunny day is followed by the next warm, sunny day in seamless succession with no change of seasons.   After a couple of years, I began to long for the magic of Spring and the crisp days of early Autumn.  Happily I've returned to the midwest, and I've never tired of the change of seasons!    My art is a simplistic representation of the magic of Spring.  The girl with tulip is an original sketch.   Thanks for stopping by!

31 comments:

  1. Lovely long lasting memories for you, Bev, wonderful art piece to illustrate your story!

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  2. Beautifully illustrated, Bev!

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  3. Oh Bev your art is fantastic and your post made me want to cry...I have to tell you I am really sick of winter this year and am looking forward to everything you described in your post...thanks for the preview...loved it!!!

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  4. I love your little girl, she's so
    cute!


    Paulette

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  5. Terrific representation of "Spring"

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  6. What a unique and beautiful scene, Bev. I long for tulips but we are getting more snow Thursday. This is such a long winter. It will be a long while before we even see the garden earth, let alone the springing forth of plants, sigh. Love your reminder tho, wonderful card.

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  7. Bev, you don't use your own art in your challenges pieces nearly enough. I love your whimsical characters and hand-drawn touches. This one is the perfect picture for the perfect quote. (I love the trees. Could you send me some seeds?)
    Fantastic.

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  8. Dear Bev, your picture is cute, but your prose is almost a poem. Please indulge us with more delightful texts as this one.

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  9. Quite beautiful and love the quote. I'm so ready for spring...

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  10. What a lovely story to a great collage.

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  11. Your interpretation of spring sounds like a poem, love your little girl in the spring.
    Pat

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  12. wonderful composition! i love this tree and of course your sketch!!

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  13. Oh just beautiful Bev!. Love your child with the tulip and those trees are awesome.
    I have miniature daffodils and tiny pink tulips out, the daphne bush is blooming, so Spring is definitely on its way. Hugs xx

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  14. Bev, I just love your collage, and it gives me some hope of the coming of spring here where everything is still covered with snow. Your spring girl is a lovely creature! I love your text, too!

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  15. You have captured the freshness of spring in this sweet art. Love the drawing!

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  16. Great composition, I hope to see more of your own sketches in the future. This one is delightful.

    Darla

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  17. Sweet memories and what beautiful piece with a lovely drawing

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  18. Love your memories and your take on this theme. Great piece.

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  19. Everything about this post is perfect Bev, from the quote, to your wonderful introduction, and finally to your beautiful hand drawn sketch of 'girl with a tulip'.

    Yes, we do moan when Winter carries on a little too long, but I am with you my friend, I cannot conceive of a world without defined seasons. Always something to look forward to. Kudos to you.

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  20. Pure sweetness Bev!! and I Loved reading about your spring memories :) Beautiful, pretty spring!!

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  21. It's fabulous, Bev, and I love your sketch - she looks wonderful.

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  22. This is adorable, Bev. And the sketch is wonderful. I smiled when I read about the baby animals. We have to pass a sheep farm every time we go out of our area. We always eagerly await the first little lambs. It's been fun this year to see that one of the babies is black, not white.

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  23. There IS magic in Spring arriving, Bev, and your charming little lady looks so happy surrounded by blue skies, soft green grass and birdsong. Spring green is my favorite color, and you've used it to perfection! Hugs, Terri xoxo

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  24. This is so beautiful and your fond memories and wishes of Spring speak for all of us Bev. I too think we appreciate the seasons more by the changes rather than the sameness of even beautiful weather. I wanted to also thank you for your lovely comment and visiting my new blog. Have a great weekend!

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  25. Very Fun piece! Love the sketch! And beautifully written ode to spring! Vt is slow in coming to it this year, by mud season I am cranky!

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  26. This is just precious... love the whimsical feeling... great job !

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