Here goes the Art Appreciator again! . Born into family of real artists who can turn a piece of canvas, art paper, or even a sketch pad into a work of art, Ive come to the conclusion, after all this time and 4 years of art in school, that Ill have to content myself with other peoples art, both digi and real ..appreciating their creativity. My hat is off to you! Know how many of us there are in the world that gain so much satisfaction and joy from your creations.

Theres just a twinch of symbolism here:
1. The subject, an artist, is looking up.toward the moonfor inspiration
2. The hand with the colored pencil stuck through the palm with the heart sketchsometimes you give your all for art and the creative process can at times be painful, but through it all, the love of it overpowers the adversities.
3. Butterfly: the freedom to express yourself
4. House: the artist is at home, comfy in the God-given gift of self-expression.

Okay, enough of my dippiness!

Credits:

Everything from the talented artists at After 5 Designs

An After 5 Collaboration, so versatile and fun, Art and Soul

(and Catherine, again forgive me for messing up yet another of your beautiful flowersthis time the green one!!!)

with the exceptions:

Lily @ After 5 Designs, Paint the Ocean, the moon
Fei Feis Stuff, Different Strokes, (3)
Brushes from Deviant Art
Deviant Art grapics and paintings, (4)

Thanks for looking and smile today as many times as you possibly can!

Kathi