Sad Boy

This is such a sad boy sitting by himself amongst the trees and grass and a hat and basket by his side with a village behind him, but he looks forlorn as he slumps forward and rubs his eye with his hand.

Although this illustration has such a sad subject I think it would look nice "painted" (whether digitally or not).











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Little Boy Sharing with Little Girl

Here is a cute image of a young boy (yes, that is a boy in that funny dress like clothing) offering food (perhaps a muffin?) to a young girl carrying a doll underneath her arm. This is a nice image portraying kindness and the act of sharing.





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Woman and Girls with a Basket

Here is an image of a woman holding a basket and showing its contents to two little girls. The original context of this image is in regards to how the basket is for charity and filled with items for the poor. But you can use your own imagination to decide what is in the basket and adapt it for your own use.













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Little Girl with Flowers

Here is another charming, spring like public domain image for you of a little girl with a bonnet tied onto her head, holding flowers (lilies I think?) and looking down with a cheerful, sweet smile. I think so many cute things could be done using this old black and white illustration.




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Girl Feeding Birds

Here is a nice cheery, warm spring/summer public domain image for you of a girl standing before a tree and feeding some birds. The books (and pencil) in her hand makes me think perhaps she was on her way to or from school. I love her Victorian clothes with a short skirted dress, large lace collar, cute little button up shoes and large hat that has slid off to the back of her head. Plus she has darling little curls and a sweet, big bow on one side of her head as well.
I cannot tell what she is feeding the birds, but it must be something to get them excited as there are not only a couple of birds on the ground, but also several birds birds flying out of the tree to investigate.







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Children at Church During Christmas

The title for this image in the vintage book I got it from was "The Christmas Festival." You can see in the image Victorian era children in winter clothes of coats, hats and hand muffs, sitting in the church pews, some stained glass windows, and what appears to be holly boughs tied to the columns in the church.

I think the girls in this image look so charming and cute. It might make for a nice Christmas card.









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Shoveling Snow

Oh there is snow outside...lots of it. So this black and white illustration of a boy wearing a coat, mittens, boots and a fun stocking cap, while he is shoveling snow is very appropriate.

This public domain winter scene image could be good for illustrating a blog post about cold, snowy weather. Or be used to make a greeting card or holiday ornament.











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