I received this cyclamen from my mother-in-law on the weekend, and since I'd done flowers the past couple of days I decided to keep going with the theme. I looked up cyclamens
online and found that historically they were used for many purposes. My favourite entries are:
- "Taken with wine, it makes one drunk" (can't you say that about anything? LOL)
- "The juice of the root can be absorbed through the nose to purge the head" (not a good visual)
- "Somebody says that mashed into a paste it can be used as a love potion" (offhand I can think of 50 things that would top that ; )
6" x 6" / oil on panel / SOLD
Another stab at the espresso cup. It will need a few more tries till I'm happy with it, I think. A little frustrated today. I am beginning to miss plein air painting. It used to be about all I did but I have wimped out this winter. Actually, throughout this blog I have mostly been doing studio painting (and have learned a lot) but I am looking forward to slightly warmer weather, when I will go out and paint the landscape. 
This one goes out to Shari's daughter in Texas who apparently shares my fondness for marbles : )
Victorians used flowers as a symbol to express their feelings. One of the meanings of white carnations was innocence. Perfect : )
I received this cyclamen from my mother-in-law on the weekend, and since I'd done flowers the past couple of days I decided to keep going with the theme. I looked up cyclamens online and found that historically they were used for many purposes. My favourite entries are:
