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| "Papaver Orientale" - A4 Sketchbook Page - Jez Pencil sketch, painted version on Watercolour paper added to page |
The printed piece of paper shows the following lovely words:
"Gather a green poppy bud just when it shows the scarlet line at its side;
break it open and unpack the poppy" - John Ruskin
"Unpack a scarlet ball gown crushed into a green suitcase which always looks
too small to hold it and is bursting at the seams.
It finally falls to pieces as the flower spills out and for a brief time
shakes its skirts out for the heat of the sun to iron away the creases.
- Marjorie Blamey, flower painter
What a beautiful poppy - love your notes on these pages too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ann. I like adding the notes and perhaps a relevant poem, they are good from bringing back the moment and the atmosphere of the occasion.
ReplyDeleteAwesome painting of this poppy!!!!!!!!!!! I love the last quote best of the flower painter, the green suitcase! What a picture! Thanks for sharing all of this. A nice way to start my day!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lynne, and thank you for letting me use past sketches in this last week.
ReplyDeleteLovely poppy...I think they are such a beautiful flower too. Happy SS
ReplyDeleteOh so lovely a sketch and poem selections.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sketch of the poppy and I love the text too!!! I found a poppy from my references so maybe I'll get around to sketching it before this theme is over.
ReplyDeleteGolly Jez, this is a gorgeous spread in you journal. Worthy of framing.
ReplyDeleteJez, I am really enjoying all of your botanical notebook drawings and paintings.
ReplyDeleteSo precise, and the poppy color is perfect.
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