Category: minimalism
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Keep it Simple
“I make myself rich by making my wants few.” -Henry David Thoreau I thought I’d return to something minimalistic. Isn’t it soothing? I’m not sure where I found the reference photo (probably Instagram), but there was a man sitting at a table in front of that cute little structure and I’ve erased his existence. It’s…
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Self-Portrait
So… I’ll admit that my self-portrait looks nothing like me, but it’s a perfect reflection of how I’ve been feeling… like my head it going to explode (or fall off). This is all in humor, mind you. I actually made 3 versions of this – in different colors – but I chose the red one…
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The Chill
“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” -William Blake It’s not really cold like this where I live, but the old house we reside in begs to differ. My fingers are frozen. This isn’t really about the cold though. I was inspired by a photograph I saw, of a tree, and this…
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Art of Simplicity
“The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity”Douglas Horton I’m sure the meaning behind Horton’s quote was a bit more profound than the way I’m interpreting it – but it’s perfect nonetheless. Simplicity is hard! Basically, for many of us I would imagine, simplicity means change. It’s like trying to eat healthy if you…
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Peep Show
I had to take the evening off from overthinking my Less is More adventure. Not that I haven’t been doing things… it’s more so that trying to think of images I can create, that relate to the subject, gets kind of boring. So, YES, I did go through that bin and manage to create a…
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Vintage Appeal
Antiques: Grandma had it. Mom threw it out. I bought it back. I used a black and white photograph for the basis of this illustration, and it’s said to be from an old photo shoot for Harper’s Bazaar… by photographer John Engstead. I wasn’t able to fact check this and verify it – so don’t…
a sprinkle of faith 