Now Rosy May comes in wi’ Flowers – Acrylic in a Watercolour Moleskine
Marvelling at the way everything has burst into deep hues of green, I decided to try to capture the mod in nearby woods. I always delight in wandering through densely leafed woodlands when the sheer “weight” of greenery causes a stillness only being broken by birdsong. Its then I realise that the long winter months are a sort of “test” making us appreciate this time of year more. Here is what our National Bard, Robert Burns, wrote about the month of May
Now rosy May comes in wi’ flowers
To deck her gay, green-spreading bowers;
And now comes in the happy hours
To wander wi’ my Davie.
The whole song, with a translation, appears at this link.
http://www.worldburnsclub.com/poems/translations/now_rosy_may.htm
I decided to convert this “Sketch” into a full-sized painting to hang in my wee studio so I can look at it in the dark, dreary day. Not too sure if I will finish it but here is how far it has got so far.
ziza 8:01 am on May 21, 2010 | #
Well done kid. Keep it on!
roseindigo 10:16 am on May 21, 2010 | #
Hope you do finish it Uncle Bob. I’ve been tempted to paint all the walls of my house with spring scenes because last winter was so hard on me, but of course, now that it is spring I’d rather be outside in the “real” thing. Maybe that’s a winter project I should consider, if I can gin up the energy for it since in the winter I hibernate just like a bear does (I swear I have major bear genes inside me).
Uncle Bob 5:50 am on May 22, 2010 | #
Thanks grandpa
Rose, I’m a bit like you as regards finishing this. I prefer to be outside especially as we have hit a mini heatwave here in Scotland. I once painted cartoon characters on the bedroom walls in my son’s room. He was terrified and wouldn’t go to sleep. Needless to say I never repeated the exercise.
roseindigo 10:37 am on May 22, 2010 | #
A heatwave in Scotland? Good grief, yesterday I was out and it was raining here, and the higher I went the more it turned into snow until I was being snowed upon and freezing. I skedaddled right back down the mountain because I didn’t want to get stuck up there in the snow. This is supposed to be CALIFORNIA!
Spring is arriving at a snail’s pace this year—at least here in Northern California, but with the apple trees in bloom I suspect we will go right from the cold into one of those dreadful heat waves one of these days with hardly any spring in between.
Hahahahah, I’ve always thought cartoons were sort of terrifying. It’s like showing completely warped freaky human beings, so I’m with your son on that one. Smart kid!
Rudat 11:44 am on May 22, 2010 | #
Nice, Bob! I especially love the impressionistic trees in the background. What cartoons did you paint on the walls? I can’t stop giggling at this story!
Uncle Bob 12:50 pm on May 22, 2010 | #
Thanks Susan. I often think that I would never have made it in the Michelangelo days, painting church roofs etc. My bedroom effort was a mountain scene with a steam train puffing its way up a steep track. It was supposed to have a happy sort of face, with steam coming out of its mouth but it looked terrifying, like some sort of perverted dragon. Strangely, we discovered it again, last year as we decorated this room, under layers of wallpaper which had been put up to pacify the wee one. Still looks incredibly bad
Uncle Bob 12:56 pm on May 22, 2010 | #
Rose – by “heatwave” I mean raised temperatures. Today it reached 25C – which is HOT for us. I remember a conversation with Susan last year along similar lines where I said that it had been unseasonably hot. Susan replied that it was 40C in Texas – which is killer temperatures for us. Did you know that Scots are known in Australia as “sweaties” as we cannot stand the heat. Mind you, we had snow last week so the weather gods are playing with us. If you look at today’s photos on my flickr site, such as this one taken 100ft up in the Pentland Hill overlooking Edinburgh, you will see what a bonnie day its been
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28475994@N00/4629341504/
Margie 8:14 am on May 30, 2010 | #
this is beautiful!
Uncle Bob 9:11 am on May 30, 2010 | #
Aw Margie. You’re embarrassing me! I’ll give you 20 minutes to stop. I just cannot stop drawing trees and must seek medical help for this affliction.