I really like the work of Eyvind Earle. He was hired by Disney to do the backgrounds for early animation, such as Cinderella. He was a very prolific painter, he created hundreds of oils and serigraphs. What I like about his works is his use of color and shape. His landscapes (such as quiet solitude, below) show trees with very simple, circular shapes, but oh, the use of color is amazing. He uses spots of bright color balanced perfectly with dark and light areas.
And if you visit the page that hosts this painting Eyvind Earle site he also includes a verse . . . I don't know if he wrote the poems or borrowed them, there is no attribution. The verse that goes with Quiet Solitude is:
And as trillions and trillions of leaves fill the air
A soft emerald green makes the earth soft and fair
And a trillion more flowers than I can imagine
Burst open and laugh at earth's brilliant medallion
So let's reach up higher then ever before
And add to the joy of tomorrow once more
(If you go to the gallery and click on the picture you will get a larger version)
![[Image: quietsolitude.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.eyvindearle.com%2Fimages%2Flg_images%2Fquietsolitude.jpg)
And if you visit the page that hosts this painting Eyvind Earle site he also includes a verse . . . I don't know if he wrote the poems or borrowed them, there is no attribution. The verse that goes with Quiet Solitude is:
And as trillions and trillions of leaves fill the air
A soft emerald green makes the earth soft and fair
And a trillion more flowers than I can imagine
Burst open and laugh at earth's brilliant medallion
So let's reach up higher then ever before
And add to the joy of tomorrow once more
(If you go to the gallery and click on the picture you will get a larger version)
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
