“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”
– e. e. cummings
Stretch for Illustration Friday – 4″ x 4.5″ Watercolor & Ink
Stretch is the word this week for Illustration Friday. This little girl is stretching to get the snowman’s hat on just right.
About e. e. cummings
The writer who became known as e. e. cummings was an experimental poet whose idiosyncratic typography complements the music of his poetry; he published more than 900 poems, two novels, and four plays. He was also an accomplished painter. He was born in Massachusetts in 1894 and entered the ambulance corps in World War I but ended up in a detention camp after expressing his pacifist views. He died in 1962. “In Just-” was his most famous poem.
At first I thought your snowman was sitting on ocean waves, which would have been very cool. Love the girl and especially love the snowman’s pink hat! He is one jazzy guy.
Thanks, Carol! Who says a top hat must be black, right?
I love the polka dot border and the pink hat. So colorful and fun!
Thanks, Jill! That’s me not wanting to quit when I’m having fun!
Bright and fun! I like the scarf and hat(s)! For the third week I don’t know if I’ll get an IF entry out, but I shall try. (It’s that holiday season thing – so much going on!)
Thanks, Cindy! It was fun!
Beautiful color, Beth. Now for some snow to actually make a 2012 snowman. Warm day of 66 as a high today. I’m not wishing in the cold, but this has been the most bizarre summer and fall I have ever experienced in my portion of the midwest.
Thanks, Leslie. We’re expecting a high of 78 today. A record breaker! I like it, though.
Love this painting!!!! The snowman is so cute. Love his long nose!!! You painted the girl perfectly. Fantastic job in getting the stretch into this painting!!! ~Sophia
Awww, Thanks, Jill! That’s so nice!