A Simple Sunday featuring artwork by our very own WIZARD OF AWWWWS1
WELCOME!!
Well, we’re off to see the Wizard…the wonderful :
About the artist:
Darrell has been a friend to the CPC for a few years now. He’s happy to be called a redneck, but even happier to be called a friend, which he is to many of here, on Friendburst. For those of you who don’t know him, go to his page and check him out. He a fantastic acrostic poet and we’re so happy that he’s been painting again, so that we can muse on this:
Today’s Featured Art
“UNTITLED”
please use only this piece of art for today’s challenge.
I hope this artwork inspires all of you, as much as it did me 🙂
Now, take that inspiration and show us what you can do with it 🙂
Let’s have some fun!
Beautiful butterfly Darrell – I hope you like this poem I wrote for it 🙂
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I have been so looking forward to this feature.
VIDEO CHAT WITH DARRELL TOMORROW AT 4Eastern/3 Central (FB time) and 1 pm Pacific!!!!
Such beautiful artwork, Darrell. Loving the butterflies and thanks so much for sharing your talent with us.
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The story of the butterfly (Author unknown)
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.
One day a small opening appeared.
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours
as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.
Then it stopped, as if it couldn’t go further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and
snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon.
The butterfly emerged easily but
it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.
The man continued to watch it,
expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge
and expand enough to support the body,
Neither happened!
In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life
crawling around.
It was never able to fly.
What the man in his kindness
and haste did not understand:
The restricting cocoon and the struggle
required by the butterfly to get through the opening
was a way of forcing the fluid from the body
into the wings so that it would be ready
for flight once that was achieved.
Sometimes struggles are exactly
what we need in our lives.
Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us.
We will not be as strong as we could have been
and we would never fly.
So have a nice day and struggle a little and teach well.
Love this artpiece Darrell! Thanks for letting us muse from it tonight! I did a quint Limerick I hope you enjoy:
SORRY FOR MY ABSENCE …
be back in the morning to read the rest…gonna hit the hay! night all!
Very quick write! 😉
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Love all these great writes…thumbs up left for all! 😀
A beautiful art piece Sevena and Darrell. I shall have to come back a bit later in the day and share a poem with you!
“Smiles all”
Jon
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Beautiful Art Darrell……..and I so enjoy everyones wonderful uplifting writes……..Have an awesome Sunday…Thankful we are all still here :love: :love:
You do beautiful artwork Darrell and thank you for sharing this lovely piece!
A Triolet
butterfly
Into the tree I will fly.
Ill make a home just right.
Love I have in my sites.
Come be my butterfly.
Land on this flower with me and watch the bright blue sky.
Lets fly high and catch the shapes in the sky.
Lets roam to mountain tops so high.
I want to start a new loving life.
There so much for us to do.
We can go any where we choose .
http://www.friendburst.com/file/pic/photo/2011/05/Bumpalottapus-an-art-collab-byyy-darrell-todd-original-art-byyy-darrell_500.jpg
LIFT MY SOUL
Butterflies
upon the wind
brighten
my soul
within
lift its spirit
to the sky
as i fly
with the
elegant
butterfly
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BUTTERFLY WINGS
Butterflies of springtime,
miniature paintings,
precious canvases each one,
bringing color to my days
and joy to my heart,
as stopping for just a little while,
they rest upon the blooms of spring
and sip the sweet golden nectar
of Nature’s cups of peace.
And as I stop for just a moment
I’m blessed once more
as I witness the scene
and share a bit of the peace
that unfolds for me
at the foot of snow-capped
mountain peaks I love so
and beneath this canopy
of crystal blue skies.
(c) barbara kausteklis 5-22-11
Thanks so much, Darrell, for your precious inspiration.
And all such beautiful pieces posted for this wonderful challenge.
Only Did III Try ~
Tooo Set Him Freee ~
http://www.myspace.com/bumpalottapus2000/blog/543022769
Here’s one from me, a bit late but I’ve been all over the place today with work and family…sigh..but hope you like my short poem!
Very nice art Darrell!
Jon