Monday, May 2, 2011

Rites of May



May is upon us and she ushers in a season of beauty and appreciation of the sensual and colorful. Beltaine in the celtic tradition welcomed the beginning of summer gaiety and abundance ; the celebration of fertility and a time of coming together to share and enjoy renewal.

The imagery used in this collage comes from Luna Girl ( wonderful vintage image of Cleo de Merode), Lorie Davison, Holliewood at Deviant Art and artist papers blended for the background. I was inspired to create this piece as I flipped over all of my calendars; marvelling at how fast the days goes by and how each day seems so full yet so fleeting....

19 comments:

  1. Lori,she is so beautiful, and you always write such beautiful descriptions. xo

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  2. fabulous work Lori!! amazing background!!

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  3. Beautiful piece, great background and wonderful image which works perfectly with the background. Tracy x

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  4. Wow, this is beautiful! I love the richness of the colors and background, very impressive.

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  5. It's so hard to believe that the 1st quarter of the year has passed. May is one of my most favorite months -- it's as though the world is coming alive after a long winter's sleep. You've captured that feeling beautifully in this piece, Lori. Having just finished with my blogging break, I'm happy that I've stopped by today for a visit. You work is always an inspiration! Hugs, Terri xoxo

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  6. Gorgeous work Lori, so loving this artwork. Annette x

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  7. Gorgeous as always, Lori! I love the mixture of the images and colors you chose. I could stare at this one for a very long time! :) Hard to believe that May is here already.

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  8. What a beautiful celebration of the beautiful month of May this is!

    Betty

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  9. Very stylish and detailed composed Lori !!
    Fantastic as always !!

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  10. I really like your art for the month of May. It is always a favorite time of year for me.

    Darla

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  11. Blessings of the season..What a wonderful tribute..!!!...this is gorgeous and exquisite...Love her beautiful face..she is truly enchanting...another magnificent piece to enjoy and meditate on...thankyou Lori..
    hugs
    victoria~

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  12. You really have an eye for picking out images to blend and you create such beauty with them, stunning!!! Happy May(O:

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  13. This is incredibly beautiful and your Beltaine prose is equally stunning. Happy Beltaine to you.

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  14. As usual I am amazed with your details in your works...lovely once again. Happy May to you and yours. Mary Helen

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  15. Such a gorgeous piece as always dear Lori! A luscious background and you just can't go wrong with the beautiful Cleo. Stunning work.xx

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  16. I'm always trying to create that "saintly eye" look that you added to this collage in my paintings. She looks like she is in love with nature, as you surely are to have blended the woods along with this dreamy Beltaine girl.

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  17. Great to catch up with you today Lori.....this is a wonderful piece. You chose such a lovely image and the colours are perfect.
    xx

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  18. She is so beautiful and you framed her in a very elegant and artsy way.

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  19. Wonderful and so brilliant how you treated this image. Colors, shades, effects everything is stunning ans suits that lady perfectly!

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