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| My Heart Like the Ivy Twineth, 6"x6", oil on panel, SOLD ©2013 Cindy Greene |
I love old postcards, and always dig through them in antique stores when I get a chance. I especially like holiday cards. The Valentine's Day card below is one of my favorites.
When I saw the ivy heart topiary last week at Roger's Gardens, this phrase kept running through my mind. This was really fun to paint — and had a title before I even started! I tried to find where the phrase originated, but evidently "the ivy twineth" is in the Christmas carol The Holly and the Ivy, and was a familiar phrase a century or so ago.
Happy Valentine's Day!
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TO18890601.2.31.10
ReplyDeletethanks, Sandy! funny how phrases get stuck in your mind. And for the links on FaceBook too.
DeleteThis ivy plant is lovely, Cindy. I would think this would be a difficult subject to paint, but you did a great job varying the values. Great report on Carol Marine's workshop. . . it sounds like you had fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda. This painting really was fun, and came together faster than I thought it would. And if you ever get a chance to take a workshop with Carol, do it!
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