Thursday, March 24, 2011

Spring and/or Winter



Seems like some of you woke to snow today. Winter sure is hanging on. But rest assured...


...spring is on its way. The plum blossoms have already "snowed" down on us in my backyard. It's been springing for a little while around here. No real snow at all this year!

These are images I created for Illustration Friday a few weeks ago for "layer". I did the snow-surprised birds first. Then I took the compost out back and realized that my snowy image had nothing to do with my reality. The blossoms were out on the trees; it was cool and sunny. I thought to myself, these beautiful petals will be gone soon--I love when the breezes start blowing them around. And voilà! Inspiration for my second image !

Enjoy!

19 comments:

  1. Absolutely gorgeous, Dana!

    So happy to have found your blog. Surprised I never stumbled on it before. I welcome you to come visit mine.

    Sarah

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  2. Beautiful. I love the expression you put in your art.

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  3. Lovely contrast! We have the blossom kind of snow in our yard, too. :) Both paintings are cute but I'm in love with the one showing spring!

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  4. Les giboulées de mars ne sont pas terminées...
    Très joli travail...
    Bisous

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  5. These images are lovely. I especially like the second of the two. Beautiful!

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  6. I love them! And I'm so happy to know that it is warm somewhere in the world. I was beginning to wonder.

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  7. The expression on the birds is hysterical...much like the expression on my face must have looked earlier this week. The second picture made me relax, look forward and feel that spring is on it's way. It's a lovely, refreshing picture and I'm so glad I saw it today. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  8. oh these are absolutely gorgeous little birds! this is how I feel right now, after having worked the entire day! Thanks for following me on my blog, I'm so happy i checked your blog out today! ;-) Regards, Susanna

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  9. It's so nice to hear that, Susanna! Thanks to you, too. Your blog looks great.

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  10. Sarah, Suzanne, Kimi, Martine, Julie, Heather, Lynda,
    Your comments are wonderful & mean a lot to me.
    I'll be visiting chez vous to check out your bloggings.
    Big thanks to all of you for stopping by and taking a look.

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  11. I love the depth in the second illustration. You can really feel the space between the girl and the branch, and the petals slowly drifting down. Lovely.

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  12. Bonjour Dana, ces deux illustrations sont vraiment très belles et charmantes!

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  13. Dana, how did I miss these delightful illustrations?? I love those surprised birds! I'm sending you a message about a possible Poetry Monday collaboration... :)

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  14. Oh my goodness! I adore these illustrations! You are talented! So since your blog caught my eye, and your talent...I am awarding with the Liebster Blog Award. I also love your blog banner and the title of your blog. :)

    Click over to my blog to learn about it:

    http://angelapenadahle.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/and-the-winners-are/

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  15. Thanks so much for your kind words, Angela!
    I'll check out your blog asap!!

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  16. Hi Dana! I just stopped by after reading about you on Angela Dahle's blog. Lovely drawings. If you are interested you can check out my blog at http://www.donasdays.blogspot.com

    Congrats on the award!

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    1. Hi Donna! Thanks for stopping by. I will check out your blog--see you over there :)

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