
I created Solitude while I was still in Crete. Although I wasn’t thinking so at the time, you could say it symbolises my yearning for peace and solitude, as well as freedom from fear and anxiety, all of which I know that my cottage on the Isle of Wight will provide, even though it doesn’t look like the photograph by Antony Delanoix (Unsplash). As you can see below, it’s quite bland and thus a perfect starting point for my playing. I couldn’t find any details but I imagine it’s Greece or Turkey or some Mediterranean country.


I used a grungy yellow background from my arsenal and a texture from Kerstin Frank and, though I say it myself as shouldn’t, I was delighted with the effect! Hope you are too.
“Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.”
― Honoré de Balzac

“Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.”
― Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Solitude Watch by FirstNightDesign
Available at the following galleries:
Redbubble
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Zazzle US
Zazzle UK
Fine Art America [14 fulfillment centers in 5 countries]
Saatchi Art
Take care and keep laughing!
it looks like peace to me )
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Good!
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Love Sartre and Pessoa’s quotes. Great work as usual. I hope you’re enjoying your new project, Sarah
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Thanks, Olga! Yes, I’m loving my new project!
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Peaceful, yet radiant, Sarah! I’m so pleased about your move to your cottage and can hardly wait to follow your journey with it. Now I’m trying to find those great cards so my husband can order them for me.
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Thank you, Cynthia! I hope I can make the journey interesting. The link to those cards is http://www.zazzle.com/im_a_survivor_darling_postcard-239488061331824813?rf=238506839148079358.
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Thanks!
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It reminds me of work in California around the late 1700’s. It’s beautiful!!
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Aw, bless you, Laura!
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Thanks! i’ll take it! 🙂
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Definitely achieved ‘solitude’ in that painting.
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Many thanks, Kate.
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Reblogged this on Kate McClelland.
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You made something rather bland come alive. 🙂
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Thanks so much, W!
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I actually have a lot of time for the original photo, though I agree it is bland, but ‘good bland.’ However, your treatment has provided us with something completely different, and added a vibrancy that takes the image in another direction entirely.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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I agree with ‘good bland’. I’m delighted you like what I’ve achieved. Thanks, Pete.
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This turned out great! Very pretty!
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Thanks so much, Syd!
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Love the colour mix! Although I like the shapes + composition in the original, your colour makes the landscape seem much more enticing.
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Bless you!
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Wow these are all so wonderful I love them! ❤
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You’re a doll – thank you, Michelle!
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Sometimes in life I just have to go see the beautiful things and my spirits are lifted. I feel that way about your creations. So sorry I don’t visit or say that enough. 😀 ❤
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No need to apologise! With comments like yours, one visit a year is enough to last forever!
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You are so sweet. I feel the same about you life is so so busy I know it. It’s amazing to me how quickly time flies. Hugs and much love to you! 🙂 ❤
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