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  • January 19, 2018 at 11:57 am #449742
    Winnieike2
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        The local Orchid Society in my area is having an art contest so I thought I’d enter with this piece. I don’t know if I’ll win or not, but that’s not the point.
        You all have given me a much needed shot in the arm. I think there may be more people out there like me; someone who enjoys making things, but are afraid, for one reason or another, to allow others to see them. I know there are cruel people, but I don’t think most people judge nearly as harshly as we judge ourselves. It’s through the confidence you’ve generously given that I’m able to take up the challenge of entering a contest. That in itself is enough for me to feel humbled but proud.
        Thanks!

        16×16 on colored pencil on Stonehenge, vellum finish white paper

        January 19, 2018 at 12:24 pm #548381
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            How charming . . . :)

            [FONT="Comic Sans MS"]"God is dead." —Nietzsche

            "Nietzsche is dead." —God

            January 20, 2018 at 5:29 am #548382
            Winnieike2
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                Thanks, Olaf! I’m glad you find it charming! The child in the picture is one of my many great nieces, I remembered the orchid from a trip to a botanical garden my husband and I saw on a trip to Canada. I think Bee orchids grow wild-I’m not sure where. I had to find botanical drawings so I’d know how to properly render the orchid. When I saw them I was struck by how much they resembled a baby in a bunting. That image was the first thing that popped into my head when I thought of entering the contest and I knew my new niece would cooperate ( with the help of mom and some keys dangeling overhead.. Haha!), it fell together.
                I was so excited when it was finally finished I had to share. It makes me smile!

                January 20, 2018 at 6:36 am #548379
                libra
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                    great job! I like the way you have rendered the bumble bee. Good luck on your art show.

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                    January 20, 2018 at 8:25 am #548380
                    Pingpongfan
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                        Cicely Mary Barker did a book on flower fairy drawings. I saw it in Ireland a few years ago and I bought it. She has little poems with her fairy paintings. This is one called The Song of the Bee Orchis Fairy …
                        In the grass o’ the bank,
                        By the side o’ the way,
                        Where your feet may stray
                        On your luckiest day,
                        There’s a sight most rare
                        That your eyes may see:
                        A beautiful Orchis that looks like a bee!
                        A velvety bee, with a proud little elf,
                        Who looks like the wonderful
                        orchis himself –
                        In the grass o’ the hill,
                        Not often, but still
                        Just once in a way
                        On your luckiest day.
                        She was born in London in 1895, so maybe orchis became orchid years later. She was a teacher so her subjects were the children she taught. I love your little flower fairy. She is so cute and you have made a really good job of this.
                        Vena

                        January 20, 2018 at 9:42 am #548383
                        Winnieike2
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                            Where your feet may stray
                            On your luckiest day,
                            There’s a sight most rare
                            That your eyes may see:
                            A beautiful Orchis that looks like a bee!

                            Wow,Vena! Just before my mother passed away she gave me one of Cicely Mary Barker’s books. The poem you mentioned isn’t in the collection I have, but I was able to find it on the internet, and now I know where her orchids come from.
                            Thank you for your kind comments and the accompanying poem. You made my day! 😊

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