Friday, April 16, 2010

Maidenhair

These little maidenhair ferns will be in my shop soon.
It has been a busy few days and 
I'm looking forward to the weekend.

The Middleburg Spring Races are this weekend.
I can't wait to spend the day outside,
 picnic with friends and family,
and photograph the weird and wonderful taxidermy 
that often graces the table at such events.

16 comments:

  1. Hajnalka Cserháti, OjniApril 16, 2010 at 3:24 PM

    Little gift for you! :)

    http://www.viddler.com/explore/Ms_Valerie/videos/240/

    http://www.fredericback.com/

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  2. PriyaApril 16, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    Amazing paintings. I can't believe someone actually painted these and so beautifully too. I always thought them 'difficult'to draw, but seeing your pictures inspires me to give it a shot :)

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  3. holly aka gollyApril 16, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    Ojni, Thank you for my gift! Such beautiful work!

    Priya, Thank you! Yes, give it a shot!

    Have a lovely weekend!

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  4. Hajnalka Cserháti, OjniApril 16, 2010 at 5:34 PM

    Did you have enough patience for see it? I like his message.

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  5. blue china studio happyApril 16, 2010 at 6:57 PM

    Oh how beautiful! The maidenhair fern is my favorite and this looks like an actual one is laying on the paper.

    Have a fun weekend outing!

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  6. holly aka gollyApril 16, 2010 at 9:06 PM

    Ojni, I loved it! Yes, it was a beautiful, very poignant story. Very touching.

    Jacilyn, Thank you. It does look like that! The real fern is not actually touching the paper.

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  7. waltzingmatildaApril 17, 2010 at 1:50 AM

    may I just tell you how much I ADORE your work? So much talent, joy to the eye and soul, thank you so much!

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  8. holly aka gollyApril 17, 2010 at 6:48 AM

    Thank you Waltzingmatilda! So very kind of you to say! I hope you will visit again!

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  9. LauraApril 18, 2010 at 12:28 PM

    holly this is so wonderful. and the positioning of the potted maidenhair fern over the drawing is genius. beautiful.

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  10. annamaria potamitiApril 18, 2010 at 1:08 PM

    Beautiful Holly! Have fun on your day out !
    Annamaria xx

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  11. holly aka gollyApril 18, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    Thank you dearest Laura and Annamaria, I did have fun yesterday! It was very windy, but we had great fun and I picked the winning horse in the last race! His name was Brands Hatch.

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  12. UnknownApril 19, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    How did I miss a blog that posts dinosaur bones and weird taxidermy? Wow! Your paintings are lovely, and I'm a new follower!

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  13. holly aka gollyApril 19, 2010 at 12:22 PM

    Hi Shari! Thank you so much! Glad you found me! Have a lovely day!

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  14. belinda marshallApril 20, 2010 at 4:44 AM

    it's beautiful! hoping you had a fun day :)

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  15. sophie munnsApril 21, 2010 at 7:37 PM

    Oh I do love these wonderful paintings of maiden hair fern! I was also made very curious by your reference to taxidermy on the table!
    Lovely to find your excellent blog!

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  16. OliviaFebruary 27, 2013 at 1:55 PM

    I know I am years late with this comment, but I can't resist mentioning how much I adore this picture. Maidenhair has always been one of my favorite plants, and you have captured its delicate beauty so perfectly.

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