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Thursday, 9 May 2013

LILY OF THE VALLEY

Can you believe it, I have painted another flower. I wonder am I sickening for something, this isn't like me at all!  I may have caught floweritis from all you flower bloggers!


For my next post I will be introducing you to Annie Arkwright.  Who is a friend of mine.   You may want to catch up with her story on my other blog Pollyluvspainting and the label is 'friends of mine' before she appears here.   Those of you who have visited this blog will know that I have several unusual friends from the Lancashire area!  I have combined my 2 blogs now, so I welcome my followers of the other blog here to  this one.


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  1. Debbie Nolan9 May 2013 at 12:36

    Dear Polly - I am so glad you have caught floweritis - this disease certainly suits you by the look of this painting. Love it. Can't wait to meet your friend. Have a lovely day.

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    1. Polly Birchall9 May 2013 at 12:49

      The shock is I have bought a book on flower painting! Now that is bad. Thanks for calling by.

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  2. Catharina Engberg9 May 2013 at 13:01

    Good you gave the flowerpainting another try, because this painting is gorgeous! White flowers are so lovely. Looking forward to meet your friend! Take care!

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    1. Polly Birchall9 May 2013 at 13:38

      Thanks. I must think of another flower to try. I will tell Annie you are looking forward to meeting her!

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  3. Lorraine Brown9 May 2013 at 20:06

    You should consider yourself a flower painter Polly because this is superb. Understated and brilliant in fact - love it (ps Can you tell I like it??)

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    1. Polly Birchall10 May 2013 at 00:00

      Wow, thanks Lorraine. I am only just realising that perhaps I can paint simple flowers. But your comments have definitely given me a boost. Glad you like it.

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  4. Pat9 May 2013 at 22:34

    Beautiful painting - you can definitely paint flowers!

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    1. Polly Birchall10 May 2013 at 00:00

      Don't hold your breath. The next one may go very awry! But thank you.

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  5. Cathy Holtom9 May 2013 at 23:10

    This is really good Polly, I agree with Lorraine!

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    1. Polly Birchall10 May 2013 at 00:02

      Oh thank you Cathy. Mustn't let your comments go to my head!

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  6. Isabelle10 May 2013 at 00:00

    pourquoi ne pas peindre de fleurs,celles ci sont très reussies

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    1. Polly Birchall10 May 2013 at 00:07

      Merci, Isabelle. Je n'aime pas peindre les fleurs. Elles sont trop difficile pour moi. C'est une bataille pas un plaisir!

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  7. Jane10 May 2013 at 00:22

    I am glad you caught floweritis...your lily of the valley is absolutely beautiful , the flower is awfully well done like this in perspective and the colors are wonderful ! Bravo !!

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    1. Polly Birchall10 May 2013 at 01:10

      Thank you Jane. It's nice to get encouragement for something you don't really enjoy painting.

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  8. Rita Vaselli10 May 2013 at 12:20

    I can understand(maybe) that you want to paint flowers .... Like me, I'm not accurate, I want to face the reality and accuracy of realism in this period.
    These are ways to complete a search, to understand, after learning how to do one thing, if this thing was interesting (or not) for us ... maybe it's the same for you? I find very beautiful fresh and dynamic ,your lily of the valley!

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    1. Polly Birchall11 May 2013 at 00:30

      Thanks for your comments Rita. At this time in my art life, and would like to be able to paint anything but not worry about the accuracy too much. But I feel that I need to practice something first before I can paint it more freely. I'm glad you like my lily of the valley. Have a lovely weekend. (I have Janet Whittle's book to inspire me).

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  9. laura11 May 2013 at 13:53

    Gorgeous--the colors, the composition, the whites, the lost and found edges. You are there!

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    1. Polly Birchall12 May 2013 at 00:41

      Well thank you Laura. Such encouragement. Perhaps I will like painting flowers one day!

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