Snowdrops: February’s Prophetic Fair Maiden
February 12, 2015
Blanzifiore (Snowdrops) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1880. Source: Wikiart
The Snowdrop
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Many, many welcomes,
February fair-maid,
Ever as of old time,
Solitary firstling,
Coming in the cold time,
Prophet of the gay time,
Prophet of the May time,
Prophet of the roses,
Many, many welcomes,
February fair maid!
Leaf-nested snowdrops
Chaste snowdrops
Watercolor sketches of snowdrops
Watercolor sketch of snowdrops in a vase
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February 12, 2015 at 7:52 am
“Leaf-nested” is a perfect phrase. And the sketch of them in a vase is lovely. We’re back to cold(er), and it’s a little distressing. I’d love to see some wildflowers blooming. Surely it won’t be long!
February 13, 2015 at 12:02 pm
I stole “leaf-nested” from Christina Rossetti in her poem “Another Spring.” She mentions “leaf-nested primrose.”
February 12, 2015 at 10:15 am
I must wait at least another month before I see my snowdrops.
February 13, 2015 at 8:26 am
ooo i remember your discussion about getting the snowdrops due to the white and the shading making them not as they are and this one with the blue background is wonderful! I like how you are working with the light and the dark and such a stark white object.
February 13, 2015 at 12:02 pm
I’m still trying to figure out how to paint whites!