"At the Stroke of Midnight..."

... I wish you

the beginning of year filled with beauty...

peace...and serenity.

Farewell, 2011.

"The object of a new year

is not that we should have a new year.

It is that we should have

a new soul.”
~ G. K. Chesterton

"Happy New Year..."

May your 2011

be fueled with artistic inspiration and energy

and

may it be decorated

with healthy, bountiful days.

♥

May

your breaths be pure and long and deep

and may they

fill your spirit with the exhilarating

"Ahhh's" and "Mmmm's"

of sweet serenity.

♥

May your eyes endlessly feast on

magical moments and miracles of nature...

and

may they sparkle in joy and wonder.

♥

May your heart

nestle softly in smiles and happy memories

and may it

be blanketed in the warmth and coziness

of friendship and love.

♥

These are my wishes for each of you...

from my heart

to yours.

♥

"May Your Artistic Muse..."

Blossom...
...Sparkle... and Dance

with renewed joy, energy, and delight.
Happy 2010!!

We are now officially off and running!

WooHoo!

Illustration Friday: "Renewal"

"New Year's Day is every man's birthday."

~Charles Lamb

"The object of a new year

is not that we should have a new year.

It is that we should have

a new soul.”
~G. K. Chesterton

"Once Upon a Blue Moon..."

...a New Year and a new decade will arrive.

"The last day of 2009 is a doozy --

triply auspicious.

Not only is it the eve of a new year,

a new decade no less,

there will be a full moon,

a lunar eclipse

and

a blue moon to boot.
When a month is graced with two full moons,

the second one is called a blue moon."

Source: Donna Henes...Huffington Post

"The New Year's Eve blue moon will be visible

in the United States, Canada,

Europe, South America and Africa.

For party goers in Australia and Asia,

the full moon does not show up until New Year's Day,

making January

a blue moon month for them.
However,

the Eastern Hemisphere can celebrate

with a partial lunar eclipse on New Year's Eve

when part of the moon enters the Earth's shadow.

The eclipse

will not be visible in the Americas."

Source: Associated Press

Wherever you may celebrate this New Year's Eve

enjoy yourself, be safe,

and

maybe take a moment

to just glance up at the last full moon

of this decade...

and simply

smile at her universal beauty.

:)

"OOOOH!... Check This Out Too!!"

Just Click Here...

I found this on Sandy's blog today and it's a New Year's Day "must see"...

I watched this 3 times

and had just as many tears (joyful ones) the third time as the first...

It's a joyful video,

musicians around the world singing

Stand by Me.

(Plus... this is one of my all time favorite songs!)

What a beautiful, hopeful piece.

Enjoy the music of your life today..."Stand" by someone you care about!

Dance the day away!

"You've 'Gotta' Go..."

HERE!

to Gabi Campanario's little"film" from the Urban Sketchers group...

(...my daily arm chair travel get-away...)
Just a quick click away...I promise...then come back...
What a way to start the New Year, Eh?!!

WOOO WHEEE!

And
"What a day for a day dream"...that's January 1st...for sure!

"Have yourself some of the most joyful...art filled moments

ever during this brand New Year!"

~Me