Tag Archives: color

All The Colors of Mysti

Posted on November 14, 2017 by russtowne

My illustrators and I have created many characters for boys, but I have to admit that it’s been much more of a challenge for me to create characters that young girls would love. Until now colorful Mysti’s hair, tail, and … Continue reading →

Posted in children's books, Children's Picture Books, Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Uncategorized, Writing Project Updates | Tagged books, childrens', color, Mysti, picture | 11 Comments

Life in a Colorless World

Posted on November 9, 2017 by russtowne

The scenes above are from my latest children’s picture book project, Mysti Z’s Magical Day. They depict the moment after a mysterious fog has drained all the color from where Mysti and her friend were playing. Everyone is shocked … Continue reading →

Posted in children's books, Children's Picture Books, Project Updates for Children's Stories/Poems I Wrote, Uncategorized | Tagged books, children's picture, color, Mysti Z's Magical Day, Wizard of Oz | 9 Comments

Signs of Warmer Times

Posted on March 27, 2013 by russtowne

Show Offs Yellow Beauties Spring Colors Mellow Yellow Antique Rose Explosion After sending photos of snow in my last post, I promised that I’d send some of warmer times. Here they are. I took all of these photos at my … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Beauty, Photos I Took | Tagged antique roses, Bay Area, beauty, color, San Francisco Bay Area, Spring, Spring flowers | 7 Comments

Spring Is Doing Her Thing

Posted on March 18, 2013 by russtowne

Like a shy but beautiful young lady, Spring is slowly revealing her glorious beauty And vibrant spirit in ever-more-colorful ways For all the world to see a little more each day. Love, Russ

Posted in Beauty, Nature, Photos I Took, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged color, flora, flowers, glorious, lillies, nature, photography, photos, poem, poetry, red, roses, Spring, white, yellow | 12 Comments

Nature’s Reminder

Posted on September 4, 2012 by russtowne

I believe that it is no accident that the most favored flower of love in many cultures–the rose–often has big thorns along with the beauty of their exquisitely designed shape, vibrant colors, soft sensuous petals, and perfume-like scents. I believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Beauty, Challenges, Love, Nature, Observations | Tagged beauty, color, colors, Life, Love, perfume, petals, rose, scent, true, truest, vibrant | 21 Comments

Hope For The Human Race Comes From An Unlikely Place

Posted on March 3, 2012 by russtowne

Awhile back I saw an amazing video of a dog who ran out onto a busy highway to to attempt to pull from danger another dog that had just been hit by a car. As cars whizzed by barely mising … Continue reading →

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Grandkids Say The Darnedest Things

Posted on February 29, 2012 by russtowne

A friend shared these with me and I thought you might enjoy them too: 1. She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as she’d done many times before. After she … Continue reading →