Wednesday, April 19, 2017

April's Bookish Art...

Peter Ilsted -- Interior With Girl Reading, 1908

"A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted
to a world we cannot enter in any other way."
--Caroline Gordon

8 comments:

  1. The art is lovely! I loved how the sunlight is nicely portrayed and it looks very real. Loved that quote too!

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  2. What a beautiful painting - I love it! So glad you shared it :)

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  3. Love the picture and quote but...she doesn't look very comfortable for reading.

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  4. That's lovely but I agree, her back will be killing her when she's an old lady if she keeps that up!

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  5. Beautiful. There is something very calming about that painting I think.

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  6. This is a beautiful painting, one of the best yet, I think! Thank you so much for sharing!

    Kind regards,

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  7. Thanks everyone!! I really appreciate all your comments. :D

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  8. Beautiful painting and the quote is spot on!

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