Thursday, October 24

Foxy Gloves

"Foxy Gloves"
7" x 3"
Pastel on sanded paper





















Foxgloves grow in the English Walled Garden at the Botanic Gardens near where I live.  They've always looked to me like a bunch of grapes gone floral.  They also tend to flourish in the shade, so I had to imagine sunlight on this sprig.  

Carol

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6 comments:

  1. Ah, yes. Foxgloves. The flower is pleasing aesthetically and the leaves are used medicinally to treat such things as heart disease and irregularities in blood circulation.
    This gorgeous painting also brings to mind a quote from the American author Alice Walker: "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it."

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  2. Ah, yes. Digitalis. These little beauties also attract hummingbirds.

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  3. "Across the downs a hummingbird
    Came dipping through the bowers
    He pivoted on emptiness
    To scrutinize the flowers."
    -- Nathalia Crane

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  4. What a beautiful poem. The words dip and dart just like a hummingbird moves.

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  5. It wasn't for nothing that Nathalia Crane was dubbed The Brooklyn Bard.

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  6. I'll seek more of her work. I liked it. A lot.

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