A Celebration of Goodbye
by Lois Bryan
Title
A Celebration of Goodbye
Artist
Lois Bryan
Medium
Photograph - Photography / Digital Art
Description
A vintage take on one of everyone's favorite spring flowers in our area, the Grape Hyacinth ... also called Muscari. We have a couple of plots of the things around our front walk that pop up faithfully, year after year. They're always a delight with their pretty bell-shapes and blue tones ... echoing the welcome blues of the April skies themselves.
I have a boatload of images of the things, but as I get ready to upload one each year, I find I'm never quite satisfied with something. Either the composition or the light ... something. So this year, I set to work to mess around in Photoshop (my favorite place to play) for a while and see what I could come up with.
As I worked, the image became more and more a reflection of something that I can't get back. Due to circumstances beyond our control (exploding hot water heaters in the basement ... sigh ... the trials and tribulations of hard water), we've had to say goodbye to a lovely box of old children's books. Some of them from my own childhood. And as I (yes, tearfully) sent them on their way and inhaled probably buckets-full of toxic mold, I wandered down paths I'd forgotten existed ... reading childhood stories that were once as dear to me as my favorite stuffed animal (Elefunny ... a stuffed elephant, also gone with the wind). Along with those wonderful old stories were so many lovely images ... colorful watercolors of kitties and puppies and blue skies ... and flowers, too.
So ... in a belated but heartfelt salute to childhood itself, "A Celebration Of Goodbye" was born.
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June 5th, 2015
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Comments (40)
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Diane Schuster
Absolutely gorgeous, love the texture and beautiful color contrast, a winner in my book! l/f
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is Featured in the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group 2/3/19
Pamela Williams
Congratulations.... It is my pleasure to feature this wonderful piece of art in the 1 Weekly - All Star Group!!! l/f/t/p/g+
Photographic Art and Design by Dora Sofia Caputo
Stunning piece, Lois! I invite you to post this lovely image to the Visions of Spring Group. It will surely make a great addition to that Group. F/L.
Lois Bryan replied:
Thank you so much Dora ... I always appreciate a visit from you!! I have added it to the group! : ))
Lucinda Walter
Fabulous work, Dear Lois. I so loved reading your beautiful description..... so many things I can relate to in life.... (relatives experience in a flood and the clean up) l/f
Lois Bryan replied:
Hey Lucinda!!! Thank you ... yes, we're all settled into the new house now and I'm already mourning having parted with that little book and a few other things ... sigh ...
Sandi OReilly
What a moving event in your life, Lois, this is a gorgeous artistic tribute to your first watercolors grown up into more beauty!! Just gorgeous!! F/LG+
Sharon Mau
. . ★ . . :: your description is a heartbreaker Lois . . beautiful work:: . . ★ . . ☆ ✿ ☆ ✿ . . ★ . . ✤ •*`*•.¸¸.•*`*•.¸¸✽ ❥
Lois Bryan replied:
Thanks, Sharon ... so sweet of you to have read it ... sigh ... watching those wonderful old friends go out the door was very hard ...
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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