Friday, June 06, 2008

IF : Forgotten


I've forgotten how something as simple as an old chair can remind you of a loved one from days gone by.


For Illustration Friday's prompt: Forgotten

acrylic on canvas, 4" x 6"
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45 comments:

  1. Vicki SmithJune 06, 2008 8:54 AM

    This has a lovely feeling to it. Thanks for the music.

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  2. AnonymousJune 06, 2008 9:12 AM

    Why must you always move me so? I got all misty on this one, between the image, the music and your words. Very, very, lovely painting, very poignant message...(sigh.)

    Have a wonderful weekend Laurel!

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  3. UnknownJune 06, 2008 10:04 AM

    this is a lovely painting and what a great sentiment....oh and the song on yoru blog fits perfectly!

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  4. ConnieJune 06, 2008 10:15 AM

    Love the colours here and you've got another of my favourite tunes (the first one). By the way, being new to blogging, I have to sort out having two pages, a 'home' page and a dedicated 'Illustration Friday Page'. But I'm lucky enough this way to have a nice message from you on each! I shall drink a glass of French wine to your good health.

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  5. AnonymousJune 06, 2008 10:50 AM

    The simple things... We often forget about them, what a shame! :)
    It's beautiful!

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  6. valerie walshJune 06, 2008 10:54 AM

    Simply beautiful!

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  7. franhilzJune 06, 2008 11:07 AM

    GOOD! simple and nice - like it

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  8. Kathleen RietzJune 06, 2008 11:43 AM

    So serene....I love the color scheme and your theme music. How peaceful!

    Thanks for your nice comment on my article. The article was only published online for now, but I have also submitted it to to SCBWI Bulletin.

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  9. soulbrushJune 06, 2008 11:48 AM

    why are we all rushing round looking for 'things'? what's wrong with us?

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  10. AnonymousJune 06, 2008 12:57 PM

    this is just so beautiful - such a wonderful, peaceful illustration - and with the music too, it's amazing:-)

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  11. carraJune 06, 2008 1:02 PM

    This is beautiful! I was so moved... *sniff*

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  12. RobertaJune 06, 2008 3:43 PM

    It gives me pause...
    So thoughtful and lovely Laurel.

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  13. UnknownJune 06, 2008 10:58 PM

    Lovely painting

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  14. DeLiJune 06, 2008 11:59 PM

    simply sublime........

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  15. Nicky LinzeyJune 07, 2008 7:23 AM

    Lovely painting - it is so serene and calming, the combination of subject matter and colours.

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  16. TeriJune 07, 2008 8:34 AM

    This is so sweet.

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  17. MickJune 07, 2008 8:39 AM

    How did you know!!? I LOVE chairs and have dozens of little sketchbook drawings and paintings and collages of them. I also LOVE this one! :)

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  18. rebeccaJune 07, 2008 8:46 AM

    beautiful illustration
    beautiful music
    beautiful message!

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  19. murphy girlJune 07, 2008 9:18 AM

    beautiful image!

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  20. TracyJune 07, 2008 9:24 AM

    Nice illustration :) and sentiments.

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  21. pork luckJune 07, 2008 9:33 AM

    wow. This is such a sweet image but packs an emotional punch. Great work.

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  22. FourborneJune 07, 2008 11:41 AM

    Nice painting.

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  23. Julia YuJune 07, 2008 11:58 AM

    Good point! Beautiful painting!

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  24. atomicvelvetsighJune 07, 2008 3:45 PM

    ohh beautiful illustration and thought provoking! your line brings back memories as well..

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  25. LauraJune 07, 2008 5:01 PM

    Hello my friend!! Our move to the Southwest is over and I'm finally getting my studio space set up - yay! I have sure missed visiting my online friends :)

    btw I just LOVE the simplicity of this piece, the color palette is sublime.

    Laura
    xo

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  26. NANCY LEFKOJune 07, 2008 5:14 PM

    lovely painting.....soft and serene...

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  27. human beingJune 08, 2008 5:53 AM

    great painting creating a great emotion...especially because of that juicy fruit on that old chair.. signifying freshness...

    i am also touched by Forever Young's deep thought in her comment here...

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  28. steveJune 08, 2008 6:51 AM

    What a wonderful little canvas! How true too - I never thought of this before Laurel.

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  29. AnonymousJune 08, 2008 8:49 AM

    You are always so heartfelt and sincere with your work. The world needs more artists like you who can make us stop and think.

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  30. AnonymousJune 08, 2008 10:42 AM

    gosh, there's so much sadness in this picture. maybe it's like a mirror, you see what you feel. Anyhow, it's powerful in its simplicity and really hit me when I saw it.

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  31. Vinca KumalaJune 08, 2008 7:58 PM

    I got a lovely feeling in this piece,
    .....:)

    VinK

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  32. Bella SinclairJune 09, 2008 5:11 AM

    Aaah, really beautiful. I can picture someone very much loved sitting on it.

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  33. AnonymousJune 09, 2008 9:34 AM

    Such beautiful, gentle colors and a very resonant sentiment. I admire the treatment of light in this piece... really lovely!

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  34. FannieJune 09, 2008 10:07 AM

    Sensitive and thoughtful.

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  35. HeatherJune 10, 2008 11:28 AM

    Nice soothing use of color. "inanimate" objects can have so many stories in them.

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  36. Laurel NeustadterJune 10, 2008 3:21 PM

    Looking at this painting is very relaxing -- it reminds me of a lazy summer afternoon of my childhood, when the summer days seemed endless. I wish my days were still like that!

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  37. AnonymousJune 10, 2008 10:08 PM

    This image evokes a feeling of forgotten, and the viewer can add their own narrative to it. Lovely job!

    www.indigeneartforms.blogspot.com

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  38. UnknownJune 11, 2008 5:18 AM

    Lovely sentiment - calming, simplistic illustration to match

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  39. AndyDoodlerJune 11, 2008 9:51 AM

    Beautiful painting and sentiment Laurel!!! A simple smell of a certain perfume/cologne or pipe tobacco or apple blossoms or whatever can really instantly bring back strong memories of a loved one or whatever for me. Looking at your painting, I smell (and, of course, thankfully see) sweet watermelon and lime sunshine-reminds me of some carefree peaceful day- and also of a friend I knew in college who treasured (still does) her deceased grandfather's kitchen chair - never letting anyone sit on it. It looks very similar to the one in your painting.
    Thanks for sharing

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  40. Ellen ByrneJune 11, 2008 7:17 PM

    What a beautifully sensitive work! Well done as always!

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  41. van dykeJune 12, 2008 1:11 AM

    Lovely illustration. Nice soft use of color - very evocative emotion. Great!

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  42. harry bellJune 12, 2008 5:09 PM

    I had a chair like this at my Art Club. I loved it, but someone threw it away last week. Because it was old. I hate the new ones. But I love your illustration.

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  43. AnonymousJune 12, 2008 6:11 PM

    I really like the soft colours you use.

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  44. pretty dayJune 12, 2008 9:46 PM

    Beautiful soft colors- very calming. This, combined with the words and music, is very moving.

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  45. AnonymousJune 18, 2008 10:27 PM

    Hi Laurel,

    I would love to hear the rest of the story. What a powerful, touching, simple painting.

    I wish I knew just half of what you do. Love, Nancy B.

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