When the day is feeling grey and gloomy, an exuberant display of abundant endless hydrangeas, pleasing to your eyes and spirit, is just what is needed to brighten the day. Mentally gather a generous bunch to carry with you to enhance the remainder of your evening and to take with you to a peaceful night. Sleep well. 🌙
Mother Nature gives us so many ways to find peace in the unlimited variety and richness of her world. Here in the symmetry created by the meeting of sky and water and the blush of the last light of day can be found beauty and calm. Savor the respite it provides and move quietly into your evening. Wishing you a restful night. Sleep well. 🌙
Plein air artist Pam Lussier brings us to a place of softness, light and solitude to help counter any turbulence the world has caused in our hearts. The feel of the sand on our feet, the salty scent of the nearby sea in the air and perhaps an occasional cry of a bird in the sky bring us into the peace of now. Carry this with you as you prepare for a night's rest. Sleep well. 🌙
I finally brought this to the finished place I wanted. Put it in a frame and it was brought to the Perkins Cove Gallery. Right away it found its home. “Beach Fence” Sold!
Catch the sun, waves and play of this joyful beach scene from artist Roelof Rossouw, gently letting us know that "It's a little bit cold." Basking in the warmth of the day with the cooler water lapping your toes is refreshment for your entire being. Take the glow of this outing with you at the end of the day and settle down for the night smiling. Sleep well. 🌙
It's a Little Bit Cold, Fish Hoek 45 x 61 cm. Oil on canvas.
🎨 Roelof Rossouw
Got away from it all and took a trip through the universe today. Came back to earth to the sound of a summer storm outside the window and the scent of a cool rain-washed breeze. Feeling refreshed and ready for a good night's sleep and strengthened for tomorrow's tasks. Sleep well. 🌙
Art works, in whatever medium, always take my breath away with the originality and diversity of a creative person's vision and with the immediacy and soul of what they've made with their own hands and hearts.
Contemporary quilt artists, working with fabric and thread, transform a practical task going back centuries, begun in need and developed into a decorative art form, have taken quilts past the traditional patterns to which we are accustomed to places we do not expect.
Here is a small sample of the extraordinary works of Eileen Williams, helping us to get into a good night mood with "Blue Moon," "Moonlight Through the Pines" and "A Little Moonlight." To me, as with all artists I enjoy, she gives us the gifts of beauty, joy and peace to soothe our minds and hearts.
Sleep well in beauty. 🌙
From the wisdom of a tiny Piglet, the immense most precious gift of friendship and an understanding heart. Can there be anything kinder one being can offer to another to make us feel loved, secure and peaceful? Sleep well. 🌙
Just sitting surrounded by solitude, fresh air, greenery and endless sky. Step away from the world and feel cares and tensions fall from your being, leaving you in the present moment with a clear quiet mind. Sleep well in tranquility. 🌙
That mystical time between day and just before night when it seems everything is hushed so evocatively captured by tonalist Charles Warren Eaton in his "Moon Over the Forest." Picture yourself preparing for an evening of quiet relaxation with your feet up, maybe cradling a comforting cup of tea, and enjoying lazy conversation. What a lovely drowsy way to ready your body and your mind for a good night's rest. Sleep well. 🌙
Three beautiful words that bless us each time they appear. I was reminded today and nearly every day how often they come into my life thanks to loving family and good friends and how grateful I am. They are my rock. These gifts I wish for all in this world to soften any hard edges which they find in their lives.
Sleep well. 🌙
Gaze across the gently rippled water and off into the distance where the sun is sinking and gradually dimming the intensity of its brightness by hiding behind the far slope. Take a deep breath. Let go off the bustle of the day and move quietly into the evening, getting ready for a restful night. Be thankful for the day's blessings and sleep well. 🌙
So much soothing to our eyes and minds: a hushed lake, verdant trees curving upward on each side, the infinite sky mirrored in the rippled lake and the symmetry of all radiating out from the center at the horizon. Keep this peaceful scene in your mind's eye as you prepare for a restful night. Sleep well. 🌙
What the world needs now and always. Wrap yourself in the love around you and sleep the night away, comforted in its warmth. Good night. 🌙
Out on the porch watching and listening to the soothing drip and patter of the rain, feeling the cooling breeze and letting go of all thought and concerns. Wrap yourself in your favorite blanket, maybe bring a pillow and drift off into the most comforting sheltered sleep you can imagine. Good night.🌙
Plein air artist Aline Ordman invites us to stay indoors and snuggle down into crispy cool sheets and dream the night away until a fresh morning beautifully greets us. Give in to her invitation and find your comfort and your most restful sleep. Good night. 🌙
Awww. A late-night dose of wonderful sweetness to bring a smile to your face and light up your heart. Ease your way into a delightful night's sleep. Good night. 🌙
Thanks to artist/photographer Lindsey DeFilippis who always discovers the special around her wherever she is and captures it with her camera so that we, too, can enjoy it.
The hush of the night, the moon high in the dark sky, the lazy murmur of earth's creatures settling in for the night all remind us that we, too, need to put aside the day's tasks. It's time to turn down the volume of the busy day, turn off the lights and give our bodies the rest needed to renew and re-energize. Wishing you an undisturbed night. Sleep well. 🌙
Artist Renato Muccillo beautifully pictures the slumbering music of the night in his "November Nocturne."
A moment to reminisce, rest our world-weary psyches and enjoy a vision of two innocent beings, joyfully dancing in the rain. Think back to a time when you had a similar experience and smile. You are now ready to settle down for the night with a light heart and sleep beautifully. Good night. 🌙
U.K. artist Pete Rumney introduces us to two friends "Dancing in the Raindrops."
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Whatever your plans are to travel in the future, sit back wherever you are now and let your imagination and plein air artist Roelof Rossouw take you on a vacation perhaps to the seaside marina and carnival he so vividly and joyfully captured for us. Enjoy. Relax and sleep well. Good night. 🌙
This beautiful recent artwork by Roelof Rossouw now available. The Cape Wheel, Waterfront. 66x91cm. Oil on cotton duck canvas. See The Silo and Zeitz museum in the background. I love the lightness of this artwork. A wonderful depiction of a world famous site. Visit http://mokgallery.com/roelof-rossouw/ for a selection of other artworks.
