Thursday, July 8, 2010

jan pienkowski & anthuriums




silhouettes have always given me pleasure & i think this probably came from the magical illustrations of jan pienkowski, whose books we were read as children. we have had some spectacular sunsets lately & that time of night as dusk approaches & the light fades is perfect for silhouette spotting, the sunset behind a black foreground object reminds me of jan pienkowski's gorgeous marbled backdrops. i read eliza 'the necklace of raindrops' recently & was excited to rediscover the joy i still got from his work, the stories by joan aiken are enchanting also & i know eliza enjoyed them as much as i did.

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