tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post4390013280652261916..comments2024-03-27T16:06:06.759-05:00Comments on Sketching in Nature: The GauntletKate (Cathy Johnson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-13813992377079798572009-04-20T20:59:00.000-05:002009-04-20T20:59:00.000-05:00....and it shows in your paintings...your love of .......and it shows in your paintings...your love of trees. Thanks for making my day!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-15242735089117536532009-04-20T14:31:00.000-05:002009-04-20T14:31:00.000-05:00I can't say thank you enough Elizabeth. This is r...I can't say thank you enough Elizabeth. This is really great........I have a real love for trees of all kind.Ricky Holtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10951941211867350021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-79113657023107578732009-04-20T13:01:00.000-05:002009-04-20T13:01:00.000-05:00What a wonderful piece! I find the contrast of th...What a wonderful piece! I find the contrast of the hewn wood of your deck and the wild tree somewhat poignant. Your writing brought to mind an old poem I came across on the Internet (where else!), called <I>Battle of the Trees</I>. It's Celtic and quite long, but has some interesting imagery. I had to look it up to see...<br /><br />"When the trees were enchanted,<br />In the expectation of not being trees,<br />The trees uttered their voices<br />From strings of harmony,<br />The disputes ceased."<br /><br />I found the whole thing here:<br />http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/t08.htmlElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304349794622823797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4222503441854374850.post-19667621478408842302009-04-20T11:43:00.000-05:002009-04-20T11:43:00.000-05:00You're absolutely right, Rick...there's nothing nu...You're absolutely right, Rick...there's nothing nuts about it. Nature speaks to each of us in a different way, but She DOES speak, and we can hear and respond.<br /><br />LOVE your shagbark!Kate (Cathy Johnson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.com