The theme for this week's Illustration Friday is "Aging". I chose to illustrate the aging process through seasons. (click here to see larger image) Youth and young adulthood are the spring and summer of our lives and middle age and old age are the fall and winter. Aging is inevitable, but if we can learn to embrace every season of our lives, we can and will find the unique beauty each season has to offer."To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1
Thanks for commenting on my tortoise, you're my first guest to leave a comment since I got my blog going on Friday :) I love your 4 seasons of aging, it's a circle of life, isn't it? IF sure is gr8 fun!
ReplyDeleteone of my favorite verses in the bible-thank you for sharing it with us today. i love when you do an illustrated story like this one. so wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great illustration an a really good interpretation of the theme. Spot on.
ReplyDeleteWonderful. Very well done!
ReplyDeleteI love what you did with the theme! It is absolutely lovely!
ReplyDeleteBravo!
I love it.
ReplyDeletePerfect.
ReplyDeleteI love how well you adhere to your themes and shapes in each panel. Wonderful stuff, lady. :)
ReplyDeletewow i love your illustration.. there is a season for everything.. you are right.. so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGreat interpretation of aging topic, nice illo !!
ReplyDeleteWow this is gorgeous! And I really love the concept. You've captured the theme perfectly!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful idea, beautifully executed = lovely
ReplyDeleteI love your use of the four seasons and the beauty that is unique to each one...nice work!
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of using the seasons to illustrate this topic. Great.
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Now that I see your concept... it seems so obvious... a signal to me that it is Just Right. How big ws the original?
ReplyDeleteWow what a really great way to do the illustration! Excellent!
ReplyDeletewonderful!
ReplyDeleteWonderful approach to the theme and great colors.
ReplyDeleteMeg @ June 25th
PERFECT! very lovely !
ReplyDeleteI love what you've done here! Each frame is sweet, and the whole is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI missed the seasons when I first looked at this, as I was busy admiring the beauty of the picture, the character, animals, darkening sky and four panel design. In a way, the layout seems to suggest a cycle. It's perfect!
ReplyDeleteWow- she likes that tree! Great idea & pic
ReplyDeleteYou did a wonderful interpretation of 'Aging'. Love the illustration! My husband loved it too. : )
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Bee'n Me. Like others have said, it's perfect for the theme AND it's so lovely and sweet too.
ReplyDeleteYou illustrated that concept so well! I often think about my life in those "seasonal" terms. You really made it come to life!
ReplyDeletewow..very nice. make aging look great..=^..^=
ReplyDeleteThis is a great picture and illustration of the times of our lives. I am in Autumn age wise but these past few weeks I feel wintery.
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