tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345416874617110896.post1460033046276065582..comments2023-08-08T20:19:41.006+08:00Comments on kitchen table sketches: PersephoneViviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10002012531162874560noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345416874617110896.post-45682895010830396722009-04-27T18:11:00.000+08:002009-04-27T18:11:00.000+08:00Ha ha funny quote.. so apt!Also a sincere form of ...Ha ha funny quote.. so apt!Also a sincere form of flattery!<br />'Freudenschade' is German name for the other side of it... rejoicing in the misfortune of others.I have experienced it on occasion, to my immediate and everlasting shame!<br />I never look at your works with green eyes however...they are just in a different ball park.Viviennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002012531162874560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345416874617110896.post-42983598155868640922009-04-27T15:12:00.000+08:002009-04-27T15:12:00.000+08:00You could well have done it, your paintings always...You could well have done it, your paintings always astound me, they are so good - while I don't like to admit to entertaining the green-eyed monster, I had a good laugh of recognition at this quote by Gore Vidal on Julie Oakley's blog: "Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies" Ha ha - it really doesn't afflict me often but every now and then some childish voice whines, hey, that's not fairrr!Cathy Gatlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004501411878060668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345416874617110896.post-43905700569079658682009-04-27T13:40:00.000+08:002009-04-27T13:40:00.000+08:00Thank you for answering the big Q, Suzanne. It is ...Thank you for answering the big Q, Suzanne. It is the most divine work, isn't it?<br />Laura, the Greek myths provide great stories, don't they? Hercules is another favourite character, with fascinating parallels in other cultures.<br />Well, Cathy, if there was a small moment when you thought I might have done it... well eat your heart out, Susan Boyle!Viviennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002012531162874560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345416874617110896.post-35240339326933279372009-04-27T05:59:00.000+08:002009-04-27T05:59:00.000+08:00I think this is Dante Gabriel Rossetti's work--I l...I think this is Dante Gabriel Rossetti's work--I love it. Caught my eye right away at Laura's website. Lovely post.A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345416874617110896.post-43281154342296742042009-04-26T21:29:00.000+08:002009-04-26T21:29:00.000+08:00Gorgeous painting--I love that shade of green; and...Gorgeous painting--I love that shade of green; and that face that I always think of as Pre-Raphaelite, so sensitive and pensive. And such elegant hands.<br />I had a huge book of myths from around the world when I was a kid and always loved the story of Demeter and Persephone.laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999450626008299190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345416874617110896.post-37456377039143203882009-04-26T18:11:00.000+08:002009-04-26T18:11:00.000+08:00Thanks for looking that up and enlightening me, fo...Thanks for looking that up and enlightening me, for one - I've heard the story, but long ago and foggy in my mind. What a lovely one it is, and painting too (I was relieved to find that you hadn't done it!;)Cathy Gatlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004501411878060668noreply@blogger.com