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The last day of 2009 --- sunset on a challenging and most difficult year for so many people - our family included. I'd like to think of the year as a river - wonderful areas of growth and joy, areas of turbulence and challenge, and yet on the last day, bid it a beautiful sunset as we sail forth toward 2010.
This painting was done from a photograph by Aquagloria (http://www.flickr.com/photos/aquagloriacouture/) a member of a new group ASPR (Artists Sharing Photo References http://www.flickr.com/groups/aspr/). This group shares various photos for other artists to use in their artwork .... thank you, Aquagloria --- and thank you, Janis, for starting the group. I thought the image fitting for the last day of the year.
May today be a day of reflection - of looking back as well as looking forward. I LOVE the last day tradition I read so long ago in my anthropology studies of how some cultures would thoroughly clean their homes and each member of the community place a coal from their fires into one large commual fire.....On New Year's Day, coals from THAT fire would be shared with one another to begin the new year - each member participating in the ending -- and the beginning -- of the new year.
In my mind, each of you have contributed your 'coal' to the communal fire called FLICKR (mercy, now THAT's fitting! LOL) --and each of us have grown and benefitted by this sharing. I sincerely thank YOU for that ... and so let us continue through 2010 to contribute our 'coals,' take from the fire, and continue to keep the communal AND home fires burning.
Goodbye 2009 -- Welcome 2010 -- May it be a joyous, prosperous, creative, love- and peace-filled year for all of us ...!
We're keeping warm, indeed! Thank you for keeping our -- and my -- 'fires' burning!
7 comments:
Gorgeous and stunning. Your art this year has been so fabulous!
Happy New Year to you and all your family.
I am so blessed to have you for my friend and so thankful we found each other. Love and hugs to you and Charles!
Beautiful painting and lovely post! Happy New Year to you too!
Just outstanding, Lin. You've had a wonderful year, may 2010 be even better.
Thanks for being an inspiration.
That is a gorgeous picture and your post was a really fitting end to the year! This new year looks like it will be better overall than last year. No matter what, we can keep on doing art and being friendly.
INCREDIBLE painting Lin. The colors just glow and when seen full size, it's even more incredible. Bruce just looked at it and agreed and said: Wow, she has really come a long way -- persistence pays off!
Lovely commentary too. I love reading about various traditions.
Wishing you another years filled with art.
Hugs and Love,
Lorraine
I love what you did with my picture.
I will post more sunset soon.
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