101-year-old Marian Wardell-Qualey sits up in the hospital bed inside of her home in Hobe Sound, Fla. An artist and former art teacher, Wardell-Qualey now suffers from many ailments, including macular degeneration, which combined with her otherwise deteriorating state of health, forced her to give up painting the portraits of flowers and nudes that hang on her own walls.
I don’t know what it is about this picture, but I actually find it quite lovely and inspiring. If I ever reach 101, I hope to god I am surrounded by such beauty.







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Timo Arnall found this awesome street keyboard in Brussels, Belgium.
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My illustration ‘Starman’ has been selected to feature in the AOI Images 35 exhibition at the Bankside Gallery in London. The work can be seen from Friday 26 August to Friday 2 September 2011, between 11am and 6pm. For further information on the exhibition, please see the AOI website.[zaraillustrates.com]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqdpaf5rn11qzq15oo1_500.jpg)
