‘Daydreaming’
"Sit in reverie and watch the changing colour of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind."
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ~
FROM A LIFE...A COLLECTION OF IMAGES IN PROSE, PAINT AND PHOTOGRAPHS.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and yelling joyously .... "WOOO HOOO what a ride!"
Two girls, two very different countries, one outrageously hilarious blog.
African Bean, London Queen...click the pic!
Captured
Solitude sometimes....
Reading now
Mountains Beyond Mountains is a book that needs to be read. The story is vitally important, especially given the recent catastrophic earthquake in Haiti. Understanding the major changes a small group can make without much money but a lot of dedication is inspiring, and may change the way you think about your own impact on the world.
A Day in the Life of Norfolk
October cloud reflection
Arty Farty News Bites
This is the first full-dress show in Britain for half a century. People who know the legend of the stockbroker turned artist who abandoned his family and took the banana boat to Tahiti for free food and sex, may never have had a chance to see the paintings at all. And even for those who have, there will be revelations: the portrait of Gauguin's sleeping child from Copenhagen, anxious dreams unfurling in the air around him; the spectral riders approaching a cobalt Styx in Moscow's The Ford (Flight); the self-portrait as a vermilion-haired Christ in the garden of olives, flown in from Palm Beach, Florida. This is Gauguin's pictorial imagination at full stretch, the show of a lifetime!
Possible Dreams
Click the armadillo – Build a bridge!
“It has been my experience that whenever one human being reaches out to another in compassion, a bridge is built. A bridge which leads out of despair, into the light of hope and the possibility that tomorrow will hold a few less tears than yesterday” Dr. Maithri Goonetilleke.
Mug Shot
Families are like fudge... mostly sweet with a few nuts.
Delicious
About Me
- Tessa
- Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Mother, LouLou, wife, sister, daughter, artist, writer, traveller, bad poet, photographer, avid reader, chronically homesick African.
Keep the candle burning
Some favourite books
Hooray for the girls!
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The Bella Sinclair Award
Ces, I am deeply touched. Thank you. And Vanessa, you are truly wonderful - thank you, too.
Teetering!
Thank you Your Royal Hollyness! xx
The Deborah Award
Ces, I'm touched and delighted! Thank you.
Building Bridges
Thank you back, June!
The Renee Award - Little Acorn
Thank you so much, Ces, I'm absolutely tickled pink!
Best Blog Thinker Award
Thank you very much, Angela
Mental Ninja Award
Thank you, Ces!
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28 comments:
Wonderful - I love the way you capture that essence of "laidback"! xx
Thanks. I've been being a bit harsh with myself this morning as I don't seem to have a thought worth keeping.
You just made it all right that I have those sorts of spells.
Hugs to you for a grand week.
I feel just like that fellow on the beach, except that I lie on the sofa and I'm not quite that colorful.
Now I feel it's okay to do that and ponder about the world around me.
Ah, to lie beside the sea
You have captures this delight perfectly.
What is this life, if full of care
we have no time to stop and stare
misquoted from the astounding
WH Davies
I love this piece Tessa!
That' s my idea of spending an idle day out! Way to go here!
this is fabadabadoo xxxx
Great quote, great image. I have had days like that, many days like that.
Tessa, this is a beautiful representation of idleness....
and the quote is ideally chosen
That's the type of day I feel like after a rather grim day at work. Holiday next week, but as I'm going to Iceland, I suspect that lying on a beach may be a problem.
i love this :)
Daydreaming with water in the background is a heavenly state. You captured it beautifully with this painting.
*sigh* Beautiful.
My dear friend,
The power in your work never fails to touch me...
Its not just a matter of brushstrokes and colours...
Its a feeling, an experience,
You emote so beautifully with your paintbrush...
Much love to you,
M
PS this guy reminds me a little of me lately ;) - before and after work its where you'll find me!
Three strokes of the brush, and you capture the mood to perfection.
I love this fellow, he looks so relaxed. I'm in a similar position right now, staring up at the ceiling fan and dreaming of tall trees.
Tuscany awaits in its freshness and cicada song. We escape to idle once more...
I seem to have misplaced your mailing address, can you email it to me? :)
Ciao darling friend,
Lola xx
There`s a Walt Whitman poem where he describes the wonders of the beach and it ends ..."Walking with naked feet along the edge of the water... what greater miracles are there?" Always makes me sigh!Last night husband and I took a swim in the Baltic Sea and then lay back like this. Heaven! Your art is so beautiful, Tessa! You have such an insight.
Greetings!
Are you on facebook?
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I really don't know what idle means or how to do it. Hahah!
Suddenly, i am blown by ALL the pictures here. then i realized thats because they are bigger. What a difference a BIG PICTURE makes to a middle aged woman's eyesight i tell ya!
i had totally forgotten about IF these days simply because i have been idle. thanks for the reminder through this post.
now let me scroll through these fabulous BIG PICTURES. i have a lot of catching up to do...;-)
Tessa can you imagine 1530 dollars for the gogos.
CLAP CLAP CLAP.
Love Renee xoxoxo
Oh Tessa, this is one of my very favorites. Truly it's fabulous.
Have you read about how studies have shown it's important to daydream?
In August I'm going to spend a long weekend at Lake Tahoe, doing exactly what this dude is up to in your painting. Beautiful!
tessa, where is my comment this time? too funny: i write to you and a paragraph flys out of sight, a comment gets gobbled up. it must be an energy force, and i'm quite willing to assume it's a good one (mysterious, yes, but good) :)
idle. i agree with holly. your paintings carry me to a time and place where i relax my muscles and linger.
congrats on the $$$ tessa. i'm glad to be part of it, and what a reward i get for so little. i can't wait...
love love!
kj
This made me say "ahhhh". So relaxing!
This is beautiful Tessa. So simple (not the painting, the message) and lovely, i'm going to try to appreciate my idleness and remember this poem by Longfellow. While keeping your painting in mind as well. ♥
I'm going to do that...soon.
The long reverie alongside the long shore.
Thank you all very much for such kind comments about my daydreamer! I'm thrilled to bits and pieces that you like him....and I wish you all many happy hours of reverie too.
xxxooo
I'm in a mood for a bit of idle these days, all I want is to stretch on a beach... it's the summer lazyness that has hit me. Lovely picture.
wish I were laying by his side, relaxing and listening to the waves - instead of the dang leaf blower next door!!
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