"Canvas of the Universe" ~ Quote of the Day Challenge

Here's how the challenge works —

Share a MOTIVATIONAL or INSPIRATIONAL quote (incl. images)
which makes your heart and soul SMILE from the inside out!
Please don't forget to credit the source of your quote and images!

Share it in a post of your own, with a brief explanation
as to why it inspires, motivates or invigorates you!
And don't forget to:
use the #theluvbug tag and/or tag me @theluvbug
so that I can upvote & resteem the goodies!!!
❤️

And if you are feeling FUN — then tag some friends to jump on board!

@traciyork tagged me to participate in this challenge.

I completed this challenge already with "She Burst Forth," but decided to do it again.

This time, however, I am using a photograph of a art print that hangs on the wall at a local medical establishment. Since the print was unsigned, I figured it was yet another piece of mass-produced "décor artwork" which businesses purchase to adorn the walls, and never expected to be able to identify the artist. It was pretty, so I snapped a photo of it. Some time later, I decided to play with the processing on the photo and was pleased with the results. Then, I added a quote to it. Only then, I stumbled onto the name of the artist on the Internet, an American artist by the name of: Howard Behrens

Here is my original photo of the artwork:

My edits were to crop the photo, remove the posts protruding from the water, remove one of the two boats, and apply a grungy-pastel effect with more vibrant colors. It was while editing the photo that the idea for the words came to me.