Celebration Of Life

udonchow

Celebration Of Life

Oil Pastel And Acrylic (With minor digital enhancements)

Here’s Ophelia all dressed up for a party that she’s hosting! A party that celebrates all that life has to offer,both the good and not so good :D She’s wearing her new flower feather clips and a ribbon belt to adorn her waist. All who read this will be invited!

A belief that Life is to be celebrated, not just the ups but the downs too. It is easier to give thanks and rejoice when things go well for us but can we still do the same when things dont turn out the way we want them to? In dry or in bountiful times, I keep reminding myself to count my blessings…to adopt the mindset of abundance and not of scacity. In fact, everyday can be a celebration of life…just take a few moments..and you will find that you are “richer” than you think you are :D

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Celebration Of Life by udonchow
  • Ujean1974

    Ujean1974

    My god baby looks like a PRINCESS!! Wish I get invited to the party so that I can accompany this beautiful little lady!! Lovely work, Ellen!!!!

  • udonchow replied

    Yea! You are most welcome Ujean to join in! You will come out of the party overflowing with joy and gladness! :D

  • Ujean1974

    Ujean1974

    Ellen, BTW, your 2 calendars look really, really beautiful…..You’ve got to make more with every single painting of yours!!! Again, I’m very inspired by this painting & your heartwarming philosophy, and hope you have a fabulous Saturday!!!

  • udonchow replied

    I’m glad to know this one speaks to you in some ways :D I want to look all radiant and prepared for what life may offer or throw at my face….definitely not easy but will endeavor to live a life according to this:D. I will be doing one more calendar with my oil pastel works later…you have a great weekend too,Ujean!

  • macabrecat

    macabrecat

    Ophelia looks so cute! I love her clips, this is so precious!! :D

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks J! Very precious to me too…so often we take the things and people around us for granted…if we slow down and take stock, we are more blessed than we know. I always believe that what we focus on and give energy to will grow…so positivity begets more positivity and vice versa :D

  • udonchow replied

    If my mum were to see this…she probably thought that Ophelia is a penguin! Come to think of it, tis baby looks like she has put on some pounds,haha!

  • Melissa Park

    Melissa Park

    Gorgeous as always!!! love the blues!

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Melissa!! Am trying to doll her up abit here, hope you like this prom look of hers :D

  • georgiegirl

    georgiegirl

    She’s just gorgeous!!! How could anyone think she’s a penguin with those big beautiful wise eyes? Love the blue background too ;D

  • udonchow replied

    Hahaha! My mum has a unique way of looking at my drawings :D Thanks J!! :D

  • fatfatin

    fatfatin

    ophelia is looking great!! love the colours!

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks fatfatin! Maybe I should dress her up more often! :D

  • Ariane

    Ariane

    Good old Ophelia – she’s got the right idea.

  • udonchow replied

    Certainly! She has a Count Your Blessings diary where she records down how blessed she is :D

  • Louise Parton

    Louise Parton

    aw how pretty! beautiful painting ellen, love your description too!

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Louise! Think abundance,yay!! ^ _ ^

  • MissKoo

    MissKoo

    Love it!!!!

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you Miss Koo!! :D

  • valzart

    valzart

    Oh you look glorious Ophelia… love it! ;} hugglez

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Val, do join in the celebration party of life!! :D

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    Thank you for inviting us to your celebration. Life is so precious. This is such a pretty day for this show..

  • udonchow replied

    You are most welcome Chuck! yes indeed, that’s why I’m also happy for you and Kathy that you have chosen the paths of the heart…because there is more to life than just mere existence ^ _ ^

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  • Danielle Bain

    Danielle Bain

    just lovely, has brightened my day.

  • udonchow replied

    That’s great to know!! :D

  • Midori Furze

    Midori Furze

    Yeah!!
    Let’s celebrate everyday!!!
    Cuuuuuuuuuute!!

  • udonchow replied

    Have you counted your blessings today? :D :D :D Thanks Midoriiiii!!

  • margpie

    margpie

    I adore the colour of this beautiful one, so nice, really lovely work Ellen, hows the exhibition going ?

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks M! The show’s closing in a couple of hours time…and throughout these 10 days, out of the one hundred people, only 5 sold…and I am counting my blessings to be one of those 5 to sell a painting:D Yours would have ended by now,am I right? Any new updates?:D

  • margpie

    margpie

    mine has finished, only sold a couple, but, actually I dont mind, didnt really want to part with them anyway lol I am mad, congrats on the five, that is fantastic news! maybe you will sneak in another sale before it ends…last minute buying frenzy eh?! congrats to you and your success :)

  • udonchow replied

    Maybe I will sell those after the exhibition ends and I dont have to let the gallery take that big cut of 30%! :D Anyway,I sold one only, the other 4 by other people:D

  • Ariane

    Ariane

    A blessings diary – what a great idea – Ophelia would look great on the front cover of one of those – you should go into production.

  • udonchow replied

    I love your enthusiasm,thanks so much Ariane!! :D

  • frozenfa

    frozenfa

    Love the rich colors in here, Ellen!! she’s so beautiful.. i love the clips.. makes her like a princess!! =D and she looks great on all the different merchandises.. Great job, Ellen!! Love Ophelia!! =D

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks very much Fa!! How have you been lately? Are you on some project now? :D You really flatter Ophelia! Should add a tiara on her too,then confirm look like princess,haha!:D

  • Carlos Teófilo

    Carlos Teófilo

    I love Ophelia. She’s so beautiful.

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you so much Carlos! Ophelia’s looking dressy today :D

  • Kelly Connolly

    Kelly Connolly

    She is so beautiful here…just love the colors. So sweet when she is all dressed up!

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Kelly! I dont know why…but I cant help but to smile at the thought that she looks somewhat like Yoda’s girlfriend(that is if he has one)...and her light sabre is hidden underneath those wings ^ _ ^

  • kamel

    kamel

    good one really

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you so much kamel! :D

  • Paul Gibbons

    Paul Gibbons

    Lovely work, the pastel colours are great.

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you so much Paul! I decided to go for something sweet an soothing this time round :D

  • bahgoesthesheep

    bahgoesthesheep

    yay im invited!
    she looks so cute, all the pastels make my heart soo happy :D!

  • udonchow replied

    Yes,you are!! The colours are indeed a refreshing change..to the rest and to me,the person who’s drawing :D Thanks Joycelyn,hope all’s well with you ^ _ ^

  • sonjas

    sonjas

    Looks very cute. Love the pastel colors.

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks sonjas!! I’m glad the pastel effects turned out fine :D

  • fixtape

    fixtape

    Cute!!!

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks K! She needs to lose a few pounds soon,hehe!

  • Vestque

    Vestque

    I love the purple so much!!! Its my favorite color in the whole wide world, this is so beautiful! Celebration indeed :D

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Vestque! Purple is one of my more preferred color choice too! ^ _ ^

  • Ozlem E

    Ozlem E

    Oh, I love! She looks sooo set to celebrate!! Love the writing… It is so true!! Cheers! To celebrating life everyday!

  • udonchow replied

    Cheers to life,Ozlem!!Count our blessings daily…that’s the only thing worth being calculative about :D

  • CazzieCreations

    CazzieCreations

    OMG this is my all time fav !! Ellen Ophelia looks sooo beautiful!!! :))))

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Cazzie!!! Hugs!! She was just featured in Bits and Pieces and Zazzle too,happy ^ _ ^!

  • JuliaWright

    JuliaWright

    This is so gorgeous….beautiful design and colors!!!

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you so much,Julia!! ^ _ ^

  • amarica

    amarica

    Congratulations, you got featured on Bits and Pieces!!!!

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Amarica! Very sweet of you!! ^ _ ^

  • coffeetea

    coffeetea

    goregous! so vibrant :)

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Susan! It’s a happy occasion! :D

  • CazzieCreations

    CazzieCreations

    Congrates on the feature to Hun!!! wooHooo!!!

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Cazzie!!! Love ya! :D

  • solareclips~Julie  Alexander
  • udonchow replied

    Thank you so much for this beautiful stamp,Julie!! ^ _ ^

  • stephaniek

    stephaniek

    Wonderful work here!! Love the colors!!!

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Stephie,happy to see you here! Thanks for adding me to your watchlist!! :D

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    Beautiful art-work, such nice colors!

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks so much Ellen, you are so kind!

  • stephaniek

    stephaniek

    You’re welcome! What’s weird is I thought you were already on my watchlist until I went to write you and saw that you weren’t. :-)

  • udonchow replied

    No prob Steph!! It happens to me sometimes too :D

  • Adela Camille Sutton

    Adela Camille ...

    Ophelia looks so adorable here! She is definitely the belle of the ball here! Debutants beware! Ophelia will have all eyes, and hearts on her in this!

  • udonchow replied

    Hehe!! You are so funny! Thanks Adela,your comments brighten my my face and day! :D

  • Amy-lee Foley

    Amy-lee Foley

    Awww so pretty Ellen :o)
    Loove it :o)

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Amy! Great to know you love this pretty little owl :D

  • Tony Ryan

    Tony Ryan

    Agree that it is the most empowering to embrace all aspects of life. I truly believe that the downs are only down if we feel them to be so. Then if we decide we do not like the feeling we can go deep within the experience or emotion to find the information to change it. So many people in my opinion avoid down experiences or moods by focassing on what they favour. However if they really delved into their hearts I believe they could create positive experiences from all of life.

  • udonchow replied

    Well said Tony! Thanks alot for sharing your thoughts,I appreciate that! :D That’s why I keep a journal…it does help me to maintain my sanity and put things into their proper perspectives :D

  • Tony Ryan

    Tony Ryan

    Thats good to hear. I also keep a journal and also find it brings me back to me..to my sanity.

  • lily pang

    lily pang

    Beautiful and adorable

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks so much Lily!! :D

  • midnightdreamer

    midnightdreamer

    Your Owls are just so wonderful, I love this one particularly!
    Peace!
    Leah

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks so much Leah! So happy to know you like my owls :D

  • Janell Rufiange

    Janell Rufiange

    I totally love this

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you so much Janell!! :d Loved painting this one too :D

  • Sensiworld

    Sensiworld

    Lovely work !

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks so much Sylvia!!

  • dmarie

    dmarie

    how cool…love it :) there is a new owl group and it is called Only Owls…check it out :)

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks so much dmarie! I just joined! Thanks for hosting this group! :D

  • Swisstoons

    Swisstoons

    Perfectly beautiful. :)

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks Tom!! I just sold my first pair of keds with this design yesterday, I was so happy!!! ^ _ ^

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    your owls are adorable and so well drawn .. gorgeous colours as well !

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you Elaine!! I’m glad you like them, I cant stop painting them :D I will have a new one to upload tomorrow ^ _ ^

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain

    So very lovely, Ophelia is always so charming and also so smart. We should really learn to celebrate not only the good, but the bad, too, in this way the bad can be turned around and be made into a good experience. And it helps us to learn, too

  • udonchow

    udonchow

    Precisely!! :D Thanks for sharing my sentiments here,Pinky! Very often, I find that not so positive experiences either make us more negative or they make us stronger…it all depends on the choice…the choice to celebrate and count the blessings or choice to feel that we are victims of life :D

  • fixtape

    fixtape

    I Recommend this image of Ophelia, not only because it’s so cute, but it’s a great piece of art with an excellent message. The colours and textures are beautiful, and how can you not like those big dreamy eyes.

    Please post his image in I Recommend

  • Glenna Walker

    Glenna Walker

    You have such a wonderful talent in creating these artistic works…I love the colors in this one!!!

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you so much Glenna! I was trying to make her look as pretty and sweet as possible :D

  • genevievem

    genevievem

    very very pretty!

  • udonchow replied

    I thank you on behalf of Ophelia too!! ^ _ ^

  • JuliaWright

    JuliaWright

    A celebration of love…all your works are so brilliant my friend!

  • udonchow replied

    That’s very sweet of you Julia!! Thanks and Hugs!! ^ _ ^

  • Tahnja

    Tahnja

    I love your work, it’s wonderful and healing

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you very much Tahnja! I am glad you love my work and it brings you good thoughts and feelings :D

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    Very pretty your work is very beautiful, and I like the stories that you have with them it keeps us wanting more well done….gina

  • udonchow replied

    Aww….thanks so much Gina, very sweet words of encouragement to me :D I just got married last week….I hope to get down to drawing soon! :D

  • pamdicar

    pamdicar

    Lovely Ophelia looks wonderful on all items.

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks so much Pam! ^ _ ^

  • FloralFawn

    FloralFawn

    Wow, nice work! Stunningly beautiful!

  • udonchow replied

    Thanks so muchie FloralFawn!! Lovely avatar and name :D

  • shanmclean

    shanmclean

    fantastic! i love the colours and texture

  • udonchow replied

    Glad you love this, Shan, Thank you!! ^ _ ^

  • Pip Gerard

    Pip Gerard

    Ophelia looks breathtaking and your accompanying words are inspiring and beautiful. Thank you! :) x

  • udonchow replied

    Thank you!! Your words so lift me today! ^ _ ^

  • Lorna Gerard

    Lorna Gerard

    Ophelia looks so beautiful, and your words are so true, I also believe that having gratitude for all, can make life wonderful.

  • udonchow replied

    It’s great you share these sentiments too, Lorna :D Thanks for your compliments of Ophelia…she’s one of the best thing that ever happened to me (My first proper painting was an owl and I have never looked back since :D).

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