Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Illustration Friday - Influence


She lives under the influence of beautiful things.

We are so influenced by what's around us that I try to surround myself with good, positive things. Many things in life are out of our control, but we can choose what we spend our free time on and what we fill our homes with.

One of the best decisions we ever made was to get rid of our TV about 5 years ago. I know there are supposed to be some great shows on TV... but we weren't watching them. We were watching garbage. Now we are more likely to spend our free time reading, doing art, or talking. This has been a huge improvement in our relationship and our moods!

10 comments:

  1. aaaah! That is so lovely, I wish I was her hanging out under all that beauty! Nice work!

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  2. Really beautiful, Vivi! I wish I had heard your wise words about the tv sooner...

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  3. oh my gosh, I LOVE this one!!! it's really beautiful. I totally agree with you about TV, but Musty is a die-hard. At least we mostly watch tennis, which isn't full of violence or whatever. Nonetheless, I often find myself sneaking off to read! :)

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  4. beautiful - I love your work! and I agree, getting rid of the TV makes life better =)

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  5. thanks for the comment! your work is also very beautiful. love the way you collage paper!

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  6. Such a colorful and happy image! Lovely!!!

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  7. hello, thank you for your comment! I'm with you on this one, specially if you live in a very violent country as I do right now, I think it's important to make calm and beauty on the few surroundings you control.

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