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Joie de Vivre

May 11, 2015

joiedevivre

Just a quick “Joie de Vivre” image today. It felt like I was continually on the go this past weekend and haven’t had much time to process Mother’s Day or the launch party or the author signing event I did at K’s school on Friday. I am wiped out, but joyful.

I’ll be back with updates on Wednesday. I hope everyone had a lovely weekend!

Filed in: gouache, illustration • by sanae • 3 Comments

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  1. Lucinda

    May 11, 2015 at 4:37 pm

    joie de vivre is worlds better than fatigue, though perhaps there’s some of that sprinkled in there as well. A busy life, but full of good things. Lovely watercolor:)

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    • sanae

      May 11, 2015 at 8:20 pm

      Oh, there’s definitely some fatigue going on too. 🙂 I have high hopes for a relaxing weekend for this week!! Thank you, Lucinda!

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  2. Els

    January 3, 2019 at 6:31 am

    Dear Sanae, Ik like your image of ‘joi de vivre’ a lot. May I use it for free as an illustration image on my website? Friendly greetings, Els

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