March 19: Art: "Spring after Winter" by Larner

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Title: Spring after Winter
Author Name: Larner
Prompt: "Then, as a sweet rain will pass down a wind of spring and the sun will shine out the clearer, his tears ceased, and his laughter welled up, and laughing he sprang from his bed." (Return of the King, "The Field of Cormallen")
Summary: Spring returns after winter
Media: Charcoal and colored pencils
Rating: General
Warnings: None

Comments

[addie71.livejournal.com]

That's lovely. I like the colors and the first, brave flower.

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I am so glad you enjoy it, Addie. The mountains here, bare so much of the winter, finally have their blankets of snow while here at sea level we are seeing all beginning to bud out and prepare to bloom. Thanks so much!

[tanis2014.livejournal.com]

Oh how beautiful! With just a few strokes of charcoal and pencils you've given us winter receding back into the mountains and spring proceeding apace with Mother Nature adding a little touch of color to the landscape with her little crocus. My snowdrops are up, and the tulip stems are shooting out, but only the snowdrops are blooming so far.

I'm SOOOOO tired of winter here! And more snow forecast for tomorrow. Sighhhhhhh ... But thank you for this lovely breath of Spring! I'm filled with hope just looking at it!

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

It is spring now here in the Pacific Northwest, but winter keeps pawing at us, rather like a cat fishing in a mouse's hole. The daffodils at my friends' house are beginning to bloom, while mine are not yet fully budded out. But the grass, too encouraged by the downpours of February and earlier this month, is growing far too quickly, and I don't yet have the lawnmower replaced!

Thank you so much! I don't do anywhere as much drawing or painting as once I did. I am so glad that this one blossom helps to reassure people that winter indeed is finally beginning to draw back.

[shirebound]

That makes me happy. :)

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I rejoice that it does, Shirebound. Thank you!

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Just beautiful!

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

And thank you so, Linda!

[binkaslibrary.livejournal.com]

This is happiness and hope :) Very lovely drawing. Thank you!

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Oh, what a wonderful response! Thank you so!

[dreamflower]

I just love the tiny hints of green, and the brave burst of color in the flower--spring is on the way, but not all the way there as winter tries to linger.

Kind of like this winter! ;)

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

It's rather like this winter, I find. It's much as our landscape is. I grew up with constant views of Mount Rainier and the Cascades and now live just north of the Olympic Mountains with aspects of Mount Angeles and Blue Mountain and occasional glimpses of Mount Olympus as well, so I loved putting some of my own beloved area into this picture, which must have been as the Fellowship saw things a few times along the way. Thank you so.

[paranoidangel]

I like this, with the single colourful flower, when all around it is wintery.

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

The hope of spring seems the stronger, seeing how the flower is intent on blooming in spite of the snowdrift where it has sprouted. Thank you!

[astris-eldalie.livejournal.com]

This is really pretty! The mountains in the background are impressively realistic (so much conveyed in a few lines), and I love the way the flower is the one spot of brighter color here.

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I live in the Pacific Northwest, so I've seen mountains and water views almost all of my life. I'm glad to share some of the scenery of Middle Earth and of my own region at the same time. Thank you so!

[ysilme]

How beautiful! I love how the light and sparse colours indicate the new growth and the snow and chill still lingering in the mountains, while the promise and hope of the new season is so well expressed by the flower (whose name I don't know in English).

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad that you enjoy it. The flower was at first intended to be a snowdrop, but it needed to be a more vibrant bloom, I decided. So, I hope that it is a crocus!

[hhimring]

That feeling of relief when spring comes is known to most of us!
But it's also pleasant to think that this might be a scene in Ithilien, in that particular spring.
Thank you for sharing your drawing!

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I'd thought of it as a scene in Eriador, or perhaps even Rohan, but it could be Ithilien as well.

Thank you so! Yes, spring is proving a great relief after winter this year!

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

Very nice! The single flower is perfect and never a better year in recent memory in this country at least to be reminded that spring will eventually break through!

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you find that one hopeful flower perfect, and certainly most of North America has suffered from exremes in weather this year!

[elliska.livejournal.com]

I love this! This certainly has been a winter in my area where seeing that first spring flower (just seen this week in my garden) is something I can really feel. This drawing really captures that joy.

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I rejoice that it speaks so to you. Thank you so! Our winter here was terrifyingly dry and cold at first, and then soggy, soggy, soggy, while most of the country got hit with more snow than anyone could hope to deal with ordinarily. But my trilliums are starting to show themselves--maybe they'll actually grow after all!

[independence1776]

That's lovely! The color on the flower just pops out.

[elleth]

I love so much about this - a beautiful landscape all on its own, but especially the little flower growing out of the snow is a wonderful and significant touch.