The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist: A Beautiful Gift

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

A Beautiful Gift

Last December, I posted this photo of our First Snow here in the Roanoke Valley. Ces was inspired by it and yesterday I received this beautiful matted Art Card that she created in black and white. It is lovely and I will frame it and hang it on my gallery wall of artwork created by friends. Thank you, Ces. What a beautiful, unexpected gift.
If you've never visited Ces's Blog, please do so. She is an extremely talented artist who paints large oil paintings and she creates magical, intricate drawings in pen and ink. Be sure to click on the photos to get a closer look at the detail.
http://cesandherdishes.blogspot.com
I apologize for the white scratchy lines on the black mat in the photo. My scanner has scratches on it and they love showing up in photos. ):

7 comments:

Anonymous said...: How sweet...I would frame it too! xox Corrine; December 21, 2011 at 10:36 AM
OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirts said...: This is wonderful. What a lovely gift. Merry Christmas dear lady. I hope you have a delightful holiday, Oma Linda; December 21, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Gail H. Ragsdale said...: I always love your photos! Ces did a lovely job on translating it to pen and ink. What a lovely gift!; December 21, 2011 at 2:16 PM
Terra said...: Your photo and Ces' interpretation make great companion pieces.
Merry Christmas.; December 21, 2011 at 6:11 PM
Jan said...: Wow a Ces original! Lucky you, she does such gorgeous work and this one will be especially nice for you to have, from your own photo. Well done Ces!!; December 21, 2011 at 8:09 PM
martinealison said...: M A G N I F I Q U E...
Ces est si merveilleuse et généreuse...
Très belle publication.
La neige aussi a fait son apparition chez moi...
Je vous souhaite de joyeuses fêtes pour vous et tous ceux que vous aimez.
Gros bisous.; December 22, 2011 at 12:00 AM
martinealison said...: Aujourd'hui, dans ma publication j'ai mis à l'honneur notre amie CES...
Allez jeter un coup d'oeil...
Merci; December 22, 2011 at 12:02 AM

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