“As I heard about Myrea’s coming birthday, I began to think about a possible picture to send her. I made several sketches, and at last I was satisfied with this idea: A Fairy from the old book the one with a roll of material-together with a contemporary- but aged Fairy- I thought this picture showing young and old would be an appropriate thing to make for Myrea. Only I was afraid I would not manage, because you know I really don’t draw or paint now anymore. I started out, struggling with the pencil, first making the drawing. Then I wanted to paint it with water colour. I put it on very lightly, because I was afraid of dropping the brush, or splashing over the picture. Even though it is not quite finished, you can’t believe how happy and proud I was when I succeeded! I haven’t painted or drawn this much for ages! So please help me Per Arne to send this to Myrea, wishing her Happy Birthday from the depth of my heart!” Ann Mari x
( Sent from Sweden by Per Arne on behalf of 93 year old Ann Mari Sjogren, without doubt the oldest living published Fairy Artist in the World. ( see A Day in Fairyland (1947) www.fairypaintings.com)
A fairy year is not like a human year, they never age! So it is no surprise to see the ‘Fairy Hands that do dishes’ make a welcome reappearance as a celebration to new generations to enjoy. Lets celebrate with a bottle! See more here
Myrea Pettit contemporary and surreal artist of flowers fairies and butterflies and a Dodo reaches a new milestone in her career as she turns forty years old this week.
“I think I’ll stay at 39 or less, I feel good, work out every day, eat healthily and now my children are grown up I will devote much more time to my illustrative and creative art creating awareness of the needs to protect nature and the environment.
Happy Birthday Myrea!
There among the quoted lines of Alfred Lord Tennyson and Keats three American contemporary poets have been recognized for the passion of their inspiring words and included in The Faeryland Calendar 2011 that will go on sale in June this year in USA and Canada exclusively available from Barnes and Noble.
January
Fairy of the winter day
when you fly, fly away
Go you to some invisible realm
where icicles won’t melt
nor dreams foretell
secrets of the fairy
hidden in flight.
‘Fairy of the Winter Day’, S. K. Lindeman
—-
February
Butterflies dancing in midnight, mist apple rain
Unveiled to each sparkling dew, lovers smile again…
Sprites merrily seeking shining heart
Her beauty so youthful, with azure lighted curls, soft shimmery worlds
She fills the halls of greatest of storytellers
Painted, etched in all eternal sight, each curled azure opaque light.
‘Almonds Light’, Deborah Shepard
—-
August
Soon did she lift a lum’nous wing
As fairy tune danced on,
A gentle breeze enveloped her,
She shimmered, then was gone.
Bluer than the bonnets fair
That in the springtime bloom,
Bluer than the berries round,
Away the fairy’s gloom.
Advance preview of the 2011 Faeryland Calendar available at the end of June this collectors calendar full of the connections and energies of visionary artists Jessica Galbreth, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Josephine Wall, Ora moon, Nadezhda Strelkina, Myrea Pettit and Sarah Pauline. It can be ordered direct exclusively from Barnes and Noble in USA and Canada.
The untitled computer-animated film is in preproduction at Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch production facility in Marin County, north of San Francisco. Plot details are locked tighter than the plans for the Death Star.
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