Something Beautiful_004

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Open journal with a house illustration on the left and handwritten text on the right.

Title: Something Beautiful_004
Alternative Title: Something Beautiful
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2020
Description: The image depicts an open journal against a black background. The left page features an illustration of a house under a starry night sky with snow falling. The house has a red brick facade, a green triangular roof with a chimney, and a tall, tower-like structure with snow on top. A silhouette of a cat is visible in the house's window. The colors are vivid, with deep blues for the sky and contrasting warm hues for the house. The right page contains handwritten text in black ink on a cream background. Several tabs with labels such as "20 years ago" and "Beautiful Things" protrude from the top of the journal.
Dates Completed: August 23, 2020 - November 29, 2020
Keywords: Beauty; Thoughts on beauty; Something Beautiful; Ray-Mel Cornelius; Snowflake painting; David McNulty; Murder; Aging; Kelly’s mother; Sparky the cat; Love; Invisible communication; Love knows no distance; Beautiful collage; Quilt collage; Personal nature; Initiative; Choice; Transience; Once in forever; Marriage; Eye contact; Tender mercies; Cat art; Janelle; Lea; TikTok; Forgiveness; Commitment; COMMITMENT Lesson; 29 Pieces; Other shore; UNL suicide project; Drawing; Suicide sketches; Final art; Biden election; Kamala Harris; Glitter metaphor; Photos; Sparky
Transcription: I couldn't afford to buy it.
But I rarely, if ever buy art.
Many approaches to art appeal to
me. But there was always
something about this painting
something that held me.
In the last pages of 'The
Goldfinch' by Donna Tartt she
writes: about the painting 'The Goldfinch'
"Insofar as it is immortal
(And it is) I have a small
bright, immutable part in the
immortality. It exists, and it
keeps on existing. And I add my
own love to the history of people
Rights: To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
Is Part Of: Something Beautiful
Relation: Image Gallery