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GARDEN THOUGHTS

11/1/2013

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GARDEN THOUGHTS 20X24 ACRYLIC/CANVAS
The garden is mostly colorless now. The one blossom remaining to greet me this week was a zinnia--a boldly pale,violet color with a sturdy stem, commonly called the "cinderella" of the garden, it symbolizes "absent friends".  I cut this last bloom, brought it inside and now ponder absent friends each time I walk by. The other remaining hearty plant in my garden is mint which symbolizes "virtue". Does eating it make one more virtuous? Do all at the Kentucky Derby have high morals as they sip on their mint juleps?
Princess Kate's wedding bouquet was understated,  but full of  symbolism with Lily of the Valley, a delicate bloom meaning trustworthy, Sweet William, gallantry (and of course a shared name), Hyacinth, symbolizing the constancy of love, Myrtle, the emblem of love and marriage, and Ivy, symbolizing marriage, fidelity, friendship, and affection. (Awww…)  
MY painting above abstractly suggests tulips. Red tulips mean "believe me" and are a declaration of love. Yellow tulips mean "there's sunshine in your smile." And cream colored tulips mean "I will love you forever."
Perhaps you will never look at a bouquet the same way or give a flower to someone without knowing its symbolic meaning? I think all flowers intricately express JOY!

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