Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Illustration Friday: Cultivate


Cultivate joy in all you do! I had the pleasure of attending a period ball this weekend, and was amazed all over again about the joy in the dancers. EVERYONE was smiling as they danced. They beamed at each other, and I thought, "YES! This is the way that all of life should be." Dance is a good way to do that.

(The image looks much better if you click on it to make it larger.)

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18 comments:

  1. TjucaMarch 23, 2011 at 1:55 AM

    perfect! i love it. it is my favourite!!! :-)

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  2. IsabelleMarch 23, 2011 at 4:43 AM

    Wow... this is so nice... I can hear the music!! Must have been wonderful to attend that event!! Love the contrast of the light/dark... and the expression and movement is right on!! :)

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  3. Malka Michaela BarshishatMarch 23, 2011 at 4:48 AM

    This is beautifull! I love the facial expressions!

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  4. AnonymousMarch 23, 2011 at 5:36 AM

    Splendid illustration! I love the variety in your line - it lends a real energy to the image.

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  5. Linda HensleyMarch 23, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    Sweet!

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  6. ArtQwerksMarch 23, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    You really made pen and ink dance here! ...and ps I think you should keep sketching at your meetings. Don't let others intimidate you, you can't make everyone happy all the time. I think by sketching them you've only shown them how much you admire them. How can that be bad?

    Keep up the great work!

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  7. Juliana FonsecaMarch 23, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    that beautiful scene!

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  8. LynetteMarch 23, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    You are such a good hatcher! Lovely, visually and in sentiment.

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  9. BurcakMarch 23, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Cool illustration...

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  10. INDIGENEMarch 23, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    As usual, amazing contrast and line quality! :)

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  11. get zappedMarch 23, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Joy is expressed so wonderfully!

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  12. AbbyMarch 23, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    Wonderful illustration and thoughts to go with it. They do look genuinely happy!

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  13. LuTiMarch 23, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Theresa, you are right: we have to enjoy = cultivate joy, every single second of our life. Your ink drawing is beautiful.

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  14. ArtSparkerMarch 23, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    Lovely drawing, remarkable use of the heavy cross-hatching to convey the lightness of dance.

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  15. LDahlMarch 23, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    You are really good at pen and ink! Nice, nice, and double nice!

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  16. poppylockeMarch 24, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    Amazing work!

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  17. Andrew FinnieMarch 24, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Ahh it's always a pleasure to click on your images.
    Well the thing that came to my mind was the joy on their faces before I even read your attached words.

    The vigor of the work is superb, love all the textures, and how you have arranged the tonal compostion to focus our eyes on the subject matter (and I never knew that consciously about neg space. It might help a lot in my work that doesn't work!

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  18. Sally TaylorMarch 24, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Wonderful sense of movement! Joyous!

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