tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post8547481237644039497..comments2023-05-22T07:36:32.396-04:00Comments on Trowel and Paintbrush: The Flowers of MayKathleen Maunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17827170549189936589noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-57590950421963861232013-05-23T13:39:04.690-04:002013-05-23T13:39:04.690-04:00Thank you, Jane, for your kind words!
That sounds...Thank you, Jane, for your kind words!<br /><br />That sounds like a very beautiful hedge!Kathleen Maunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827170549189936589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-35520682348986617362013-05-23T02:51:29.471-04:002013-05-23T02:51:29.471-04:00I love your lilac painting! I've never heard ...I love your lilac painting! I've never heard of twinrocker paper, I'll have to check it out! I love watercolours. I miss lilacs; I'm not sure they grow here in Cape Town. At my childhood home in Canada we had a hedge the length of our yard of different colours of lilacs, from white to "lilac" to deep purple. They made such beautifully fragrant bouquets for the home! Lovely post and lovely blog. JaneAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848478499648011847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-19355821119106819792013-05-21T09:31:03.199-04:002013-05-21T09:31:03.199-04:00I like the way we all have memories associated wit...I like the way we all have memories associated with flowers. I am very fond of tiny bouquets. There is something very special about them.<br /><br />Thank you for your oh so kind comments about my painting, Sonia. Your support means so much to me. A hug to you and Gary.Kathleen Maunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827170549189936589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-1813498450554910742013-05-19T16:12:24.700-04:002013-05-19T16:12:24.700-04:00Oh, I love violets ! They have a special meaning t...Oh, I love violets ! They have a special meaning to me, they were growing in my parents' garden, and when I was a teen, my paternal grandp-mother passed away, and I made her a bouquet of violets from the garden to put on her grave.<br />Your watercolors are so realistic, Kathleen, your talent blows my mind away.<br />xoxo to you & MeekoSonia / COZY MEMORIEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442300389429354564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-87481737749146241282013-05-19T10:46:06.559-04:002013-05-19T10:46:06.559-04:00Thank you, Annamaria. You are a welcome visitor in...Thank you, Annamaria. You are a welcome visitor in my 'secret garden'. :)<br /><br />I have some Holbein paints too. Some of their colours are very pretty. I know what you mean about yellow. It's hard to find a clean, pure yellow that's not too dark. I have about 8 differents yellows. I used to love Winsor and Newton's Chrome Yellow but no longer use it as it is toxic. The two I use most often these days are both W & S - Winsor Yellow and Lemon Yellow (Nickel Titanate).Kathleen Maunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827170549189936589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-44061318698592116082013-05-19T10:34:12.464-04:002013-05-19T10:34:12.464-04:00I do love purple. My bedroom when I was a little g...I do love purple. My bedroom when I was a little girl was painted lilac. I especially love all of the different shades of purple found in the garden.Kathleen Maunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827170549189936589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-73199911756974743462013-05-19T10:32:45.131-04:002013-05-19T10:32:45.131-04:00Thank you for your kind words about my paintings. ...Thank you for your kind words about my paintings. They mean a lot to me. :)Kathleen Maunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827170549189936589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-57087428070456638472013-05-19T10:31:53.734-04:002013-05-19T10:31:53.734-04:00Je vais m'inscrire pour votre nouveau blog, Hé...Je vais m'inscrire pour votre nouveau blog, Hélène. Merci de me l'avoir dit. <br /><br />Ma grand-mère maternelle s'appelait 'Viola' et j'ai une faiblesse pour tous les fleurs dans la famille des Violacées. J'adore les lilas aussi. Ici il fait beau enfin, parfait pour mon travail dans le jardin.Kathleen Maunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827170549189936589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-57343495654329879782013-05-19T10:27:27.048-04:002013-05-19T10:27:27.048-04:00Isn't that wonderful! So happy that we were ab...Isn't that wonderful! So happy that we were able to share the scent. :)Kathleen Maunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827170549189936589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-65046535577470362472013-05-19T10:26:37.310-04:002013-05-19T10:26:37.310-04:00Turkle is a beautiful color. :)Turkle is a beautiful color. :)Kathleen Maunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827170549189936589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-23879921939507601362013-05-18T13:45:59.204-04:002013-05-18T13:45:59.204-04:00I love visiting 'your secret garden' here,...I love visiting 'your secret garden' here, Kathleen! what a gorgeous thing to be able to paint the flowers you grow! And these fabulous connections with other artists and their view of the same flowers! <br />By the way, I just bought my fist three Holbein colors they were on sale. They are great so far, I would buy them again. I am generally always unhappy with yellows-do you know what I mean? Have you found a very good yellow?<br />xxamannamaria potamitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940831135518204457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-58276737656803171232013-05-18T02:41:18.774-04:002013-05-18T02:41:18.774-04:00Are there any better colours than purples? Gorgeou...Are there any better colours than purples? Gorgeous Kathleen!Cindy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423706050014070124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-58186304222079956392013-05-17T06:04:00.210-04:002013-05-17T06:04:00.210-04:00Lilacs are my favorite flower, both for color but ...Lilacs are my favorite flower, both for color but especially for their scent. Hydrangeas are my almost tied for first place favorite flower too; those gradations of color you mentioned. Your paintings are as beautiful, if not more so than those from the book you shared. I think your work has a more delicate touch which I love!Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-15926358770488077932013-05-17T01:56:04.857-04:002013-05-17T01:56:04.857-04:00You´re so talented - and I´m another fan of that s...You´re so talented - and I´m another fan of that scent, it´s lovely! :-)tinajohttp://tinajoathome.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-74034935327205389042013-05-17T01:49:05.230-04:002013-05-17T01:49:05.230-04:00Kathleen, merci de votre passage sur mon blog Red ...Kathleen, merci de votre passage sur mon blog Red Berry. J'abandonne ce blog pour ré-ouvrir mon blog "encre-couleurs". Si vous voulez me rendre visite, cela sera ici désomais :<br />www.encre-couleurs.blogspot.fr<br /><br />Les violettes et les lilas sont parmi mes fleurs de printemps préférées. Les premières me rappellent ma grand-mère paternelle et les seconds, le jardin de mon enfance. Tout comme vous, je prends grand plaisir à peindre les fleurs au fur et à mesure qu'elles viennent selon les saisons.<br />Bon weekend. Ici le temps est maussade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-44887528367766245202013-05-17T00:08:09.000-04:002013-05-17T00:08:09.000-04:00This is a lovely post. I adore the scent of lilac ...This is a lovely post. I adore the scent of lilac too and I actually caught a whiff when I read about yours! Talk about the power of the mind....or is that the power of the scent! Transcending all those miles between us, computers etc! Mrs AMrs Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566905690766588172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3844738554429301422.post-14532900118528670022013-05-16T20:29:22.772-04:002013-05-16T20:29:22.772-04:00When I was little my Nana said her favorite color ...When I was little my Nana said her favorite color was purple - so it became my favorite color too. Only I could not pronounce it and it became 'turkle' and that is how we pronounced it from then on. :-)the dogs' motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512888563325865616noreply@blogger.com