I. Rolfe @imogenrolfe - Tumblr Blog

We came from the sea . . . . #tasmania #35mm #film #filmisnotdead #leica #analog #landscape #beautiful #scenery #home (at Peppermint Bay)

#beautiful #scenery #landscape #filmisnotdead #35mm #leica #film #home #tasmania #analog

Woman dressed for bullfight, August 1924 by Jules Gervais Courtellemont . . . . #costume #traditional #traditionaldress #spain #woman #beautiful #vintagephotography #flowers

#beautiful #vintagephotography #woman #traditional #costume #flowers #traditionaldress #spain

Get off your fucking phone and go exploring. . . . #35mm #film #filmisnotdead #getoffyourphone #train #nytosf #tourist #contax #landscape (at Denver, Colorado)

#nytosf #tourist #getoffyourphone #filmisnotdead #35mm #train #landscape #contax #film

Details . . . . #interiors #design #greenandgold #pattern #interiordesign #luxury (at Savoy Hotel)

#pattern #interiors #interiordesign #greenandgold #design #luxury

All that is hidden will soon be revealed . . . . #lifecycle #illustration #botany #botanicalillustration #botanical #botanist #pencil #blackandwhite #dahlia #flower #shadow #light #contrast #beautiful #beauty (at Broadway Market)

#beautiful #botany #flower #shadow #beauty #blackandwhite #pencil #light #illustration #contrast #dahlia #botanicalillustration #botanical #lifecycle #botanist

New film developed... Stay tuned for more . . . . #create #35mm #leica #photography #oldschool #filmisnotdead #filmforever #botany #passionflower #passion #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography (at Broadway Market)

#botany #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #create #filmforever #filmisnotdead #35mm #leica #passion #oldschool #passionflower #photography

Day one of September, feelings of Autumn approaching and dried flowers galore . . . . #orchid #driedflowers #illustration #botanical #botanicalillustration #botany #whiteflower #purity #summer #seasons #autumn (at Broadway Market)

#driedflowers #botany #summer #illustration #autumn #whiteflower #purity #seasons #botanicalillustration #botanical #orchid

Siddhartha had one single goal - to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow - to let the Self die. No longer to be Self, to experience the peace of an empty heart, to experience pure thought - that was his goal. When all the Self was conquered and dead, when all passions and desires were silent, then the last must awaken, the innermost of Being that is no longer Self - the great secret! ... But ... Although Siddhartha fled from the Self a thousand times, dwelt in nothing, dwelt in animal and stone, the return was inevitable when he would again find himself in sunshine or in moonlight, in shadow or in rain, and was again Self and Siddhartha, again felt the torment of the onerous life cycle. • • • #lifecycle #drawing #illustration #botanicalillustration #flowerbud #dahlia #siddhartha #self #emptiness #awake

#emptiness #self #illustration #drawing #awake #dahlia #botanicalillustration #flowerbud #siddhartha #lifecycle

Front side, back side. Appreciate every little bit. • • • #finderskeepers #urban #flower #drawing #study #pencil #linework #drafting #peony

#urban #flower #peony #pencil #study #linework #drafting #drawing #finderskeepers

The weekend comes to a close and the peonies are stacking up nicely. Enjoy the sun today and feed yourself with the good stuff. • • • #peony #drawing #pencil #flower #textiles #print #pattern #sun #summer #beauty #driedflowers #sunday (at London, United Kingdom)

#driedflowers #pencil #flower #beauty #peony #summer #pattern #sunday #sun #print #drawing #textiles

Dear Diary, So what’s with all the dead flowers? What’s the appeal here? It was an urge to start drawing after completing an illustration course and there happened to be a dried rose on my desk, which I’d been saving for a special occasion. I’m no hoarder but I tend to keep flowers past their life because I believe that life goes on past the point of having moisture, flexibility and a sweet aroma. Sounds a little creepy. Flowers have fascinated me for as long as I can remember. I’m attracted to the smell of dried flowers. You could say it comes from having native Australian flowers in the house as a child. Any sort of flora is usually long lasting in Australia. The harsh, hot and dry climate produces some of the hardiest plants on earth. They’re woody and smell like the earth. I appreciate the hardiness of flowers, the organic smell as they decay and dry. Sometimes fresh flowers can be overbearing, pungent and force to be looked at. They’re the life and soul of the party. Dried flowers are the wise old soul sitting in the corner, or in the shade of a tree. They are mysterious and are full of stories. For me this is the thing I am attracted to most.

The original rose, pencil on paper, 2014

#dried flowers #rose #flower #botanical #botanical illustration #illustration #pencil #print #study #graphite #sketch #collector #decay #stories #deardiary

A flower for you 🌸 • • • #peony #pencil #sun #summer #urban #driedflower #botanical #urbandecay #pattern #print #textiles #landscape #flower (at London, United Kingdom)