this is my response to hila shachar's "why i adore the night" challenge on her blog le projet d'amour. when i think of nighttime, three different kinds - the most comforting, for me - come immediately to mind:
the silent, pitch-black night in the country. when the air is crisp and clear, the sky is covered with a dazzling display of stars, and crickets start to sing, i feel like i could live forever.
the mysterious, twinkling night in the city, when i imagine the lives inside of warmly lit windows. on a perfect city night, loneliness can seem like the greatest feeling in the world.
and finally, the most mysterious night of all: the cold and endless night of outer space.
16 comments:
love love love your depictions of the night, yelena - i am a night owl and feel the most at peace at night :) love the pools of light from the street lamps
Wow.. I LOVE these.. just beautiful!!! Hope you don't mind I just had to pin them to my pinterest I love them so much :)
lamina, thank you, i don't mind at all!
and thank you too sheila. i'm a night owl too. i never blame myself when i get up in the morning and just don't feel like getting any work done. i know i will settle down in the evening and work into the night...
y.
thank you so much yelena! I just read through your email :) I'm going to do a post featuring some submissions I've gotten soon, with yours included of course. This is beyond lovely.
xo
beautiful...
I love this kind of dark comfort
A lovely post and beautifully illustrated. I agree with you about all of this. Nothing like the night sky to make us feel how amazing the world is. :)
Jess xx
lovely illustrations and lovely project!
You are amazing, really. In your works and descriptions I see myself. x
wow these are just so wonderful!!!
I completely and totally agree with your three different reasons! I too adore the night and think you captured why I do so perfectly, in words and in illustrations. I'm kinda really in love with the first one - will you be selling it in your shop?
thanks for the love, everyone!
andrea: thank you, i'm glad you can understand the feeling. i sell a set of two mini prints "city night / country night" in my shop for $15:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/83707994/city-night-country-night-mini-print-set
...but i can also make a just "country night" if you like! let me know if you would like me to make a custom listing (it would be $7.50 for a 3x3 print with a 1 inch border).
thank you again,
y.
I would be very interested in a custom listing for that print! But not at this time (I'm trying not to spend any money on myself until after Christmas). I'll add it to my Etsy favorites though so I don't forget. Thank you :)
Stunning. I love your observations about the darkness and the comfort of life. I think you are so spot on!
Love love love. Especially the city one.
Love love love these prints! So simple and beautiful!
xx
Giovanna
http://www.oliveandanarrow.com/
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