How do you see that tree? It’s [blue]? Well then, make it [blue], the best [blue] on your palette. –Reduction of Paul Gaugin’s advice to his student Paul Sérusier [The actual quote below]
This has been the most rainy and dismal winter I’ve experienced yet. I was certain I would lose my mind if I woke up this morning to the sound of rain hitting the window. Thankfully, even though it’s still gloomy out, I awakened to silence. “Lo and behold,” there will be sun tomorrow, and, based on the forecast, we won’t see rain again till Tuesday. Woohoo!
I captured the tree above one morning last week on the way to work. I was drawn to the two trees leaning into each other and the mist rising from the earth (no longer visible), but I was weary of gray skies, so I turned the whole thing blue. 😀
How do you see that tree? It’s green? Well then, make it green, the best green on your palette. How do you see those trees? They are yellow. Well then, put down yellow. And that shadow is rather blue. So render it with pure ultramarine. Those red leaves? Use vermillion. –Paul Gaugin
I am joining Parul Thakur for #ThursdayTreeLove every second and fourth Thursday of the month. If you would like to play along, post a picture of a tree on your blog and link it back to her latest #treelove post.
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I love the blue effect!
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Thank you, Janet!
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This photo is so beautifully blue!
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Thanks, Pink!
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That’s really cool!
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Thanks!!!
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Love, These. Trees. 🙂 Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing Chandra 🙂 Terrific quote. 🙂
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Thanks for loving them, Sheila!!!
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Thank you for sharing!!.. 🙂 Have a Happy Valentines Day and may today, and all your tomorrows, be filled with love and happiness!!.. 🙂
May flowers always line your path
and sunshine light your way,
May songbirds serenade your
every step along the way,
May a rainbow run beside you
in a sky that’s always blue,
And may happiness fill your heart
each day your whole life through.
May the sun shine all day long
Everything go right, nothing go wrong
May those you love bring love back to you
And may all the wishes you wish come true
(Irish Saying)
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Thank you for enjoying the post and for the blessing. I hope you had an amazing V-day!
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Beautiful!
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Thanks!!!
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That’s a great treelove picture and post! I adore the blue – my favourite colour.
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Thanks for the compliment and for loving blue. I was tempted to post another “blue” image today, but decided to share the wealth among colors and went with purple.
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What are you saying? That’s not a painting? So beautiful! Love that blue. Chandra, you are so talented! Thank you for joining and sharing that picture.
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Thank you for the compliment, Parul! See you soon!
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Wow, Photo art, looks like an oil painting on canvas.
Love the play of blue its catchy.
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Thank you!!! That blue does speak to me, and I’m normally not a “blue” person.
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