MARJOLEIN BASTIN (born 1943 in Loenen aan de Vecht) is a Dutch noted nature artist, writer, children’s author and illustrator. She is the creator of the character “Vera the mouse”…
MARJOLEIN BASTIN (born 1943 in Loenen aan de Vecht) is a Dutch noted nature artist, writer, children’s author and illustrator. She is the creator of the character “Vera the mouse”…
Марджолен Бастин - художница, чьи картины знают все, кто хоть раз заходил в отдел с открытками, кто выбирал календари, тетради, блокноты. Ее акварели - настоящие произведения искусства, в которых глубина передачи эмоций и точность изображения деталей - на высоте
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Marjolein Bastin (born 1943) Dutch nature artist, writer, children's author and illustrator. Website: www.marjoleinbastin.com/en This is a copyright work for educational purposes only.
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MARJOLEIN BASTIN (born 1943 in Loenen aan de Vecht) is a Dutch noted nature artist, writer, children’s author and illustrator. She is the creator of the character “Vera the mouse”…
MARJOLEIN BASTIN (born 1943 in Loenen aan de Vecht) is a Dutch noted nature artist, writer, children’s author and illustrator. She is the creator of the character “Vera the mouse”…
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Marjolein Bastin (born 1943 in Loenen aan de Vecht) is a Dutch noted nature artist, writer, children's author and illustrator. She is the creator of the
L'artista, scrittrice, e illustratrice olandese Marjolein Bastin, nata nel 1943, ha studiato all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Arnhem, dove ha incontrato suo marito e il suo futuro manager, Gaston Bastin. Vive in una casa di campagna nei Paesi Bassi, nel Missouri (USA) o nelle isole Cayman tropicali, che le consente di trarre ispirazione con la natura. L'artista ha collaborato con molte pubblicazioni diverse, sia per adulti che per bambini. https://marjoleinbastin.com/
Голландскую художницу, писательницу и иллюстратора Marjolein Bastin (р. 1943 ) с детства восхищала красота родной природы. Объединив детское увлечение с умениями, полученными в Академии изобразительных искусств (Arnhem, Нидерланды), Marjolein начала создавать свои уникальные природные сюжеты.
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MARJOLEIN BASTIN (born 1943 in Loenen aan de Vecht) is a Dutch noted nature artist, writer, children’s author and illustrator. She is the creator of the character “Vera the mouse”…
Hope Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune--without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm That could abash the little bird That kept so many warm. I've heard it in the chillest land, And on the strangest sea; Yet, never, in extremity, It asked a crumb of me. ~Emily Dickinson A favourite nature artist of mine is dutch artist, Marjolein Bastin, who shares this: "When you open your eyes and your heart for nature's beauty around you, there is so much joy and love. I see each day as a gift with a possibility to discover something new. Discoveries I want to share with you through my paintings." "Parents can hardly know or guess what's happening then, or what can happen, when they put their children in the garden or in the grass or in the park," says Dutch artist Marjolein Bastin. Marjolein's earliest memory is when, as just a toddler, she would lie in the grass outside her family's home near Utrecht, The Netherlands, breathing in the sights, sounds, and smells of the natural world around her. Little did her mother know that when she lifted little Marjolein from her baby carriage and placed her into the hands of nature, she was placing nature into the hands of Marjolein. As a little girl, Marjolein collected and treasured simple items from nature – pine cones, seeds, and flowers. As soon as she was able to hold a pencil and paintbrush, she began to lovingly capture the beauty of nature in her sketches and paintings. "It was my way of holding forever the impression I loved so much in nature," she says." You can read her story and see her paintings here For more of her beautiful artwork you can visit this art gallery here It is a glorious morning here with an early morning sunrise set in a pinkish sky; tree branches adorned with hoar frost. I am baking for my family as well as putting together a gift basket for another family that I hope to deliver later this morning. It will be a grocery shopping day today as I didn't get far in my errands on Wednesday due to the snow storm which caused driving to be treacherous. Many of my dear friends have been commenting on this snowy weather, feeling like we will never see indications of Spring as it has been so cold here. I empathize with you and wanted to dedicate this blog post to all of you. I am so confident of the fact that Spring weather is just around the corner as the sun is shining warmer in the sky, the birds continue to sing cheerfully, the days are getting longer, and I have spotted green shoots coming up out of the dormant earth. A dear friend of mine shared her thoughts in a recent comment left here. I just loved this and wanted to share her perspective with all of you: "It is almost effortless to cherish the fresh hope and new life of spring - the ample warmth and lavish fragrance of summer - the vivid colours and clear air of autumn - but what about winter? It is a cold and tempermental season, to be sure, but while all around us is covered in the slumber of snow, we are allowed a time of quiet reflection and rest. Winter makes room for dreams to be explored and spirits renewed. A time to feel sad and amazed... lonely and grateful. Strangely enough, winter is necessary... for it is the very thing that sets the stage for our souls to be uplifted the other three seasons through." Take heart and hope, my friends, your patience will be rewarded with glorious Spring in all her splendour! We'll have to celebrate with a Spring Tea Party:) Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" ~Robin Williams As I was cleaning on Wednesday, I was drawn to the windows many times to watch the sparrows and the chickadees, as well as the chubby robins as they moved from branch to branch in the trees, carrying on as if they had no cares in this world. I was reminded of this scripture verse: Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:26 And in my heart I was singing this song as a reminder that God is faithful and He will bring it to pass... Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father; There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not; As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be. Refrain Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above Join with all nature in manifold witness To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
