Jul 23, 2011

The Perennial Gosling ...











from: The New and complete American encyclopedia  - 1808


A tenous connection? - so I should tell  you about Chrysanthemum Super-
Bum. It's an excellent hardy perennial, quite cheeky but very robust when
planted behind the main bed, especially at the bottom of the garden....


This image is a homage to Jessica Wilcox Smith (see image below "Rain Rain Go Away")- one of the "Red Rose Girls". Thanks for looking .....again. See you in Oz. :)



 

32 comments:

  1. Hi Andrew! I see MY rain I send to you a couple days ago! You see, it was very very inspirational for you :)
    But I like especially the katkins on nut trees and pines !! Great image.
    (If you want I can send you an other bucket with rain I collected this morning ....just let me know) :D

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  2. Wonderful! Love, love Jessica Wilcox Smith's work and your take on it is lovely!

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  3. With your forgiveness, I will tell you that I think this is what I liked most of what you did in the past year. (I like to be honest, I'm not saying this is the best, I say this is what more I liked it)>maybe also is the best :)<
    (thanks for writing little)

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  4. Delightful! You stayed true to your own style, yet captured the tenderness of your inspiration's subject. So very, very, lovely! :o)

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  5. Oh, this is so gorgeous, and also touching.
    I have missed your work. Time runs away.

    I want this. I'll send you my mailing addy...

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  6. Oh, great job with this Andrew! I love that you really did pay homage to her work and yet, you did it in your own, Andrew way ;) Yep, I really, really love this one.

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  7. These children sticking out his tongue! I feel that now when I come to your blog someone makes fun of me! Ohhhhh :)

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  8. Hey Andrew! Great homage Ms. Wilcox Smith. True to the Finniesque style... but wait! Where is the rat? Oh I bet he is in the barrel. Very clever hiding all the gruesome and creepy stuff in plain view. Delightful work (Never thought I’d use the word delightful in your comment section:o) Those “wet” reflections are the ultimate expression of artistic perfection!

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  9. To be honest, Andrew, your illustration grabbed my attention in the first instant, so I even didn't notice the theme. It's like a breath of fresh air after the devils, the fire, the naughty boys and the dark atmosphere as a whole in your pictures lately...:-) This one is close to me! I like the composition, the light colours, the way the rain is falling down and the reflections in the puddles... This time there's something different in expressing your ideas and it reveals your lyrical side! (by me). I hope I didn't offend you!..xx

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  10. I instantly laughed reading Rossichka's comment! So, it's cute, sweet and adorable this time, eh? Well, either you've always had it in you or you're just suppressing again...if you are, then I can only imagine (in horror) the kind of devils you'd be showing us next! Hehehe...

    Seriously, this piece really soothes the heart, perhaps a "sign" for friends like Rossichka that there is yet hope for redemption? :D :D :D

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  11. Hallo Andrew, Wasser, „des einen Freud, des anderen Leid“
    ohne Wasser kein Leben,

    wir haben als Kind geliebt durch den warmen Regen zulaufen, naß naß naß.... und wir hatten Freude….
    viel Wasser ist gut für das Gänschen in deiner Malkunst, schöne Zeichnung
    freundliche Grüße Jasmin

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  12. This is so darling! I like everything about it. It puts me in my happy place :) Maybe I can relate to playing with goslings? Lots to look at with the reflections and shadows too, and I love her dress and the colors of everything. Nice job! Really like the geese in your banner too.

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  13. This is really wonderful...as I look at it, I can feel the rain, hear the goslings...so evocative!

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  14. Hi again, I came back to thank you for that tip about how you make a cropping window layer... I love that idea. But when I returned to your blog, I got all caught up in this image again...it really resonates with me. Are you rolling your eyes at all of us softies gushing over your sensitive piece? I'm sure you'll have something wonderfully dark to get revenge on us next week...

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  15. Ta bannière avec tes oies me font craquer... J'ADORE!!
    Je n'aime pas particulièrement la pluie... mais cette fillette est adorable sous son parapluie... et cette maman et ses petits... oups... j'aime! Tendresse et délicatesse...
    On pourrait chanter sous la pluie... Cette illustration pourrait honorer les "parapluies de Cherbourg"...
    Gros bisous

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  16. Oh! A geese invasion!!
    Very funny ha ha!
    Ehhh ... The girl in the picture looks like someone known ... or my tired eyes deceive me?
    good week for you!

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  17. Adorablle!!!

    Paresco otra pero soy AOC.
    Saludos
    AOC.

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  18. en castellano paresco es parezco... perdón

    AOC.

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  19. Amazing work.
    It has been delightful
    to visit your gallery.
    Good Creations
    skizo

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  20. The puddles go me on this one. And the little weebly wingsies.

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  21. I am really liking your colour range and softness in this well.The pattern in the dress is gorgeous and I want her shoes!

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  22. Oooh!!! I really love this one! Love the dress, rain, the geese...ah heck...love it all!!!
    Do you sleep down there? lol!! I don't know where you find the time!!! : ))
    Btw.....love the expression *quite cheeky*..lol. We don't use that term often in these parts!!!! : )))

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  23. sometimes i feel like the tears i shed for you just are not enough to bring you back.

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  24. thats what i thought about rain rain go away.

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  25. Hi Andrew,
    this is really brilliant!
    beautiful scene, light and elegant

    another favorite!
    congrats!

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