Don’t Worry, Be Happy / February 14, 2024

February 14, 2024

Don’t Worry, Be Happy

This CutUp and its sister—sister posted yesterday—both make me feel gosh-darned cheerful.

I just love the saturated primary colors, the simple sharp-edged shapes, the curved line of the stems, the textures, the differing patterns in the leaves and petals, and the asymmetries. They coalesce to ignite an instant inner and outer smile in me, and I find myself singing this little ditty by singer/songwriter Bobby Ferrin:

Here’s a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don’t worry, be happy
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry, you make it double
Don’t worry, be happy
Don’t worry, be happy now

Don’t worry
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) Be happy
(Ooh-ooh-ooh) Don’t worry, be happy

Mother Was an Entire Botanical Garden Waiting to Happen
3 x 4″; acrylic, ink, oil pastel, watercolor pencil, and collage on card stock
CutUp
2024

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   Joyful Puttering

   February 15, 2024 at 8:17 am

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   Love the colors, lines, and textures of these two sisters! Don’t worry….they DO make me happy!

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      Dotty Seiter

      February 15, 2024 at 10:16 am

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      MaryAnn, had to smile yesterday when you commented on GI about first sister that she made YOU smile : )