Light and Shadow & the Queens Chair

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This is what we call The Queens Chair

{and it is mine so you know who it is referring to}

The Sun Streams in On This Gorgeous Late Summer Morning

{I refuse to say it is Fall yet, I hold out until October}

The Simplicity of One Lone Chair

 and the patterns created by

L  I  G  H  T

so calm, serene, and beautiful to me

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I have never been a minimalist,

nor do I like the look of overly-filled rooms (which I find make me feel nervous)

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The upstairs still has boxes galore that need unpacking,

we have a storage unit full of our belongings,

(we only brought last week the minimal stuff we had at our rental home

while we were building our house)

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and

I almost dread bringing it all here

{almost}

because right now I am enjoying the

sheer simplicity

of the bare bones of the house

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~ the light brushing over the dog on the couch ~

the sun streaming in and creating a dance of shadows

across the stained concrete floors

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This morning I am contemplating God's first recorded words

over this third planet from the sun,

in the book of Genesis:

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And God said,

 "Let there be LIGHT"

~ and there was light ~

And God saw that the light was good.-

And God separated the light from the darkness

Genesis 1:2

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Sometimes I will be driving along

and suddenly notice the way the sunlight is

skimming over the tops of the trees

and the beauty of the long shadows that form underneath

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And am struck with awe

and praise rises to the surface in my heart

and pours from my lips

{ or just a 'Thank You!" }

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Light and shadows are one of the

greatest inspirations to me as an artist.

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Have you ever viewed a painting

of the most simple or mundane item,

but the light and shadows create a beautiful design?

{if so, you have seen what the artist saw}

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Enjoy the simple beauty that is created by

L  I  G  H  T

{what are you seeing?}

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~ Violet ~