Roses & Summer Sky

Summer Sun

Above the hills, along the

blue, round the bright air with

footing true, to please the child,

to paint the rose, the gardener

of the world, he goes.

~ Robert Louis Stevenson ~

Here are the sources & free

graphics used in my artwork:

*The Graphics Fairy*

Back of an old photograph

Round frame

 

*The Vintage Moth*

Antique ledger page

 

*Vintage Images*

Rose bouquet

 

*bumble button*

Theater program graphic

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture

 

Sweet Baby Bird

The Little White Bird

“The reason birds

can fly and we can't

is simply because they

have perfect faith,

for to have faith is

to have wings.”

~ J.M. Barrie ~ 

A bird image from The Feathered Nest was used to make this clip art. I placed a piece of paper against my computer screen, then loosely traced in pencil. Missing details were filled in, freehand. Next, I carefully went over the lines with a fine-tipped black marker. After erasing the pencil, I scanned and digitally cleaned the image.

The first bird has a white background, and would be best for coloring. The second image is a PNG file with a transparent background. It's ready for adding to digital artwork. I don't mind if my signature/date is edited out for your project.  

Please see the "About My Free Images"

tab for guidelines for use. Thanks!

Summery Pink Geraniums

"Then followed that beautiful

season... summer. Filled was

the air with a dreamy & magical

light; and the landscape lay

as if new... created in all the

freshness of childhood."

 

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ~

I've written about my husband's

great-grandmother Hazel, and geraniums:

her favorite flower. Since then I've learned

her favorite color of geranium was pink. Days

ago, we visited Hazel & Kermit's graves and

planted a pair of red and pink geraniums in

their memory.  We paused to listen to a few

stories about little things he remembered

about her. She was a very special lady!

As far as the images, I designed the

first for use as a simple note card, and left

it blank so you could personalize with

your own special messages... I didn't have a

particular use in mind for the second image,

but thought it turned out so pretty that I

included it! The third image is a stationery

page. Love the effect of the shadows cast by

the flower. The last geranium is a PNG file,

which means it has a transparent background.

Here are the free graphics &

sources used in my artwork:

*Vintage Images*

Pink geranium (pelargonium)

*The Graphics Fairy*

French sheet music

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture (broken link 1/2026)

*bumble button*

Theater program graphic

*The Old Design Shop*

French postcard

*Shabby Blogs*

Post divider #7 (broken link 1/2026)