Beautiful Life

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“Beautiful Life” – This image is about optimism, appreciating life and nurturing your curiosity.

This has been a theme in my work for awhile and one that continues to inspire me. My mother, the flower in this illustration, was a very optimistic person that always facilitated my curiosity and encouraged me to explore .. probably one of the main reasons I am now living in South America. She was incredibly unconventional and taught me that there are many ways to go about solving a problem… she had no reservations about taking an alternative route. She hung maps of the world upside-down to make the point there is no upside-down or right-side up in outer space. She would use the coffeemaker to cook her oatmeal because she could put the oatmeal in the coffee pot the night before, fill the coffeemaker with water, set the timer and in the morning she would have her oatmeal waiting for her. My friends and I would wait for her to pick us up at the Bencia Skateboard Park and she would arrive with a car load of elderly people that she decided to take on an impromptu field trip.

What: I am giving away 5 of these “Beautiful Life” Posters (6-color, silkscreen, 18×24 inches)
How: To enter just leave a comment on what you dig about life. It can be something huge .. or something very small that just makes you happy.
When: On May 15th 2009 I will randomly select 5 people from below and mail each one a poster.
Rules: Just one comment per person on this page http://www.n8w.com/wp/1557.

If you would just like to purchase this poster .. click here.

(6-color, silkscreen, 18″x24″)

Thanks!

craigio

Life is…… . . . .
(B) Breakfast in bed
(E) Elephants eyes
(A) Awake at sunrise in my garden
(U) Under the bed covers with my beautiful wife
(T) Thinking about the future
(I) Imagination! ‘It’s greater than knowledge’, Einstein once said. (Rock on Albert!)
(F) Family ( Always )
(U) Us! Right here, right now
(L) LIFE (You gotta love it yeh!)
craigio

Life is…… . . . .
(B) Breakfast in bed
(E) Elephants eyes
(A) Awake at sunrise in my garden
(U) Under the bed covers with my beautiful wife
(T) Thinking about the future
(I) Imagination! ‘It’s greater than knowledge’, Einstein once said. (Rock on Albert!)
(F) Family ( Always )
(U) Us! Right here, right now
(L) LIFE (You gotta love it yeh!)
Denise Garcia

Feeling free to dance and sing at the top of my lungs. No matter who’s looking. It sounds cliche and just “another” line…but it represents truly who I am. Dancing is the cleansing of my soul and no matter how old I am it makes me feel alive and completes me. I love love but dancing is always there for me.
Denise Garcia

Feeling free to dance and sing at the top of my lungs. No matter who’s looking. It sounds cliche and just “another” line…but it represents truly who I am. Dancing is the cleansing of my soul and no matter how old I am it makes me feel alive and completes me. I love love but dancing is always there for me.
Elaine Chiu

Hello Nate,

I wish I knew earlier that you are residing in Buenos Aires. I was just there myself experiencing the “Beautiful Life” of the Portenos as a milonguera. I am secretly hoping that you will do a piece on Tango:)
Elaine Chiu

Hello Nate,

I wish I knew earlier that you are residing in Buenos Aires. I was just there myself experiencing the “Beautiful Life” of the Portenos as a milonguera. I am secretly hoping that you will do a piece on Tango:)
Todd

Life is Beautiful because it means that I still have a chance to make it something special.
Todd

Life is Beautiful because it means that I still have a chance to make it something special.
http://www.fargodesignco.com/ Lisa Fargo

I don’t know how to be, do or think anything other than right-brained. What makes life beautiful for me is stumbling across that one artist/designer/illustrator who makes me remember why I love doing this. The beauty is in the inspiration. Thank You!
http://www.fargodesignco.com Lisa Fargo

I don’t know how to be, do or think anything other than right-brained. What makes life beautiful for me is stumbling across that one artist/designer/illustrator who makes me remember why I love doing this. The beauty is in the inspiration. Thank You!
sarah

it’s a beautiful life because i never know who or what might surprise me next. i’d never heard of you until i stumbled across this site, but i’m so glad i did. it makes me happy to see your illustrations and to know there are people out there like you.
sarah

it’s a beautiful life because i never know who or what might surprise me next. i’d never heard of you until i stumbled across this site, but i’m so glad i did. it makes me happy to see your illustrations and to know there are people out there like you.
http://www.bradhowe.net/ Brad Howe

Lately I get up as early as I can to have a few minutes to myself before the days starts. I make some coffee, play some music and try and draw something. My beautiful thing is hearing my two and a half year old son’s footsteps as he runs out of the bedroom to see what Daddy is doing.
http://www.bradhowe.net Brad Howe

Lately I get up as early as I can to have a few minutes to myself before the days starts. I make some coffee, play some music and try and draw something. My beautiful thing is hearing my two and a half year old son’s footsteps as he runs out of the bedroom to see what Daddy is doing.
http://foodwoolf.com/ foodwoolf

Clearly, optimism is contagious–as seen by the number of enthusiastic comments left here. I have a digital wallpaper version of this image on my desktop right now and it greets me every morning I power up my Mac.

I love the smiling faces of your flower carrying man and daisy faced woman. I always think of your mom–and the fact that this was a tribute to her–when I read your hand written words “Beautiful Life”.

It is, you know.
http://foodwoolf.com foodwoolf

Clearly, optimism is contagious–as seen by the number of enthusiastic comments left here. I have a digital wallpaper version of this image on my desktop right now and it greets me every morning I power up my Mac.

I love the smiling faces of your flower carrying man and daisy faced woman. I always think of your mom–and the fact that this was a tribute to her–when I read your hand written words “Beautiful Life”.

It is, you know.
Marion Cable

Hey Nate,
Hmmm well there is so much that I dig about life, most of which will sound incredibly corny and cliched, but the one thing I’m really digging right now is the cherry blossoms. It’s coming into summer, and all these trees you never really noticed before are suddenly blooming with white, ivory, pink, snowy, magic blossoms. What I most dig though is when I walk under the tree and the blossoms fall on my face and shoulders and when I look up all I can see in my entire field of vision is blossoms, just everywhere. It makes me really happy.
Marion Cable

Hey Nate,
Hmmm well there is so much that I dig about life, most of which will sound incredibly corny and cliched, but the one thing I’m really digging right now is the cherry blossoms. It’s coming into summer, and all these trees you never really noticed before are suddenly blooming with white, ivory, pink, snowy, magic blossoms. What I most dig though is when I walk under the tree and the blossoms fall on my face and shoulders and when I look up all I can see in my entire field of vision is blossoms, just everywhere. It makes me really happy.
http://www.johnnyyanok.com/ Johnny Yanok

I dig coming home and getting a warm welcome from my doggie… noticing and appreciating the small things in life… living life every day!
http://www.johnnyyanok.com Johnny Yanok

I dig coming home and getting a warm welcome from my doggie… noticing and appreciating the small things in life… living life every day!
http://www.marksmithillustration.com/ mark smith

You’re so lucky to have got to skate places like Benicia! England is a cool place to skate but Benicia looks soooo smoooooth. I think the best place I ever got to skate was the South Bank in London but Bedminster Skatepark in Bristol was also very good. I saw Natas skate there and it completely blew me away.
Life is good because I get to illustrate and illustration is the next best thing to skateboarding. There’s something a bit irresponsible about both.
http://www.marksmithillustration.com mark smith

You’re so lucky to have got to skate places like Benicia! England is a cool place to skate but Benicia looks soooo smoooooth. I think the best place I ever got to skate was the South Bank in London but Bedminster Skatepark in Bristol was also very good. I saw Natas skate there and it completely blew me away.
Life is good because I get to illustrate and illustration is the next best thing to skateboarding. There’s something a bit irresponsible about both.
Damon Chapman

I dig dandelions.

Damon X
Damon Chapman

I dig dandelions.

Damon X
http://www.associazioneillustratori.it/gallery giovanni ballarotti

What I dig about life? Every single day offers you the chance to grow as a human and a spiritual being.
http://www.associazioneillustratori.it/gallery giovanni ballarotti

What I dig about life? Every single day offers you the chance to grow as a human and a spiritual being.

Beautiful Life

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