Blue Branches
December. Walnuts, swedes, cranberries, turnips, pomegranates and passionfruit.
This year the Winter Solstice occurs on December 21. This is the shortest day or longest night of the year and I think it’s fascinating that although the interpretation of Winter Solstice has varied from culture to culture, most cultures in the world and throughout the times, celebrated it as a turning point and have held a recognition of rebirth, involving holidays, festivals, gatherings, rituals or other celebrations around this time. And still do.
Blue Branches is inspired by my longing for light during the dark winter months. The crisp blue quality that is specific to blue winter’s skies in the north and the beautiful twilight blue hour or l’heure bleue, with its intense blues. I’ve been documenting the process of how this image was created in my Creative Minutes project.
This desktop picture is a perfect match for the collection of Luminous Blue Folder Icons and as usual the download includes fullscreen, widescreen and iPhone versions, both with and without a desktop calendar for December.
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Tags: blue, Blue Branches, collage, desktop calendar, desktop wallpaper, nature, sky, trees, watercolours, winter
I, too, am fascinated with time of year like Winter Solstice and Summer Solstice. During this time of darker days the light is every more precious. Happy Day, Kate :o) ((HUGS))
I love the way you’ve documented the evolution of this image! It’s great to see the creative process in action, and the final product is wonderful. The blue is so luminous, it cheers up my winter gloom just looking at it.
Can’t wait till blue skies return to this part of the world. Not too long until the solstice now!
Hi Kate. I love this wallpaper. It really captures l’heure bleu. Great work. I’m going to download it and think of you everytime I look at it through this month. I love the extremes of the solstices. I think December is one of the most magical months out there with it’s darkness and little lights. If there would be some snow I would love it even more. :) Here’s to you. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful work of art. The image instantly brought me back in time to when I was a boy skating around the periphery of a frozen pond with a fresh glaze of ice upon it. My heart leaps with joy once again as I see the reflection of the beautiful eastern Massachusetts sky and trees sliding underneath me.
Thank You for my first Christmas gift of the year!