Brown is probably my least favorite color, closely followed by grey. I know there are countless beautiful shades of each but still, like James Taylor, deep greens and blues are the colors I (mostly) choose.
But the shapes of these dead leaves enthrall me and present a challenge to capture them. So I find myself exploring the browns and enjoying it. Though I've taken some liberties . . .
Now I understand why the beautiful Irene of Galsworthy's The Forsyte Saga was described as having hair the color of feuille morte--dead leaf. It puzzled me when I first read it sixty years ago, but now I think I understand.
In checking my facts, I was delighted to discover that the Saga is online free. Check it out HERE
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Training oneself (anybody) to really look at the curves and twists, the color shading…that’s what art is all about. But even more, it’s what being aware is all about…paying attention to something either tiny or huge…seeing patterns that nobody else does.
I was watching brown leaves drop from our big black maple -- its leaves don't have fall color, they just turn brown and drop -- and wondering about the exact moment when a leaf gives up on life and detaches from its source of nourishment. A natural process repeated millions of time each year, one we take for granted and seldom ponder, yet it is a monumental turning point in Earth's ongoing cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
Sue has a brown week upcoming in her photo group.
Indeed. A moment of beauty . . .
i don't remember the description of Irene from the book -- as so often the case it was supplanted in my mind with her portrayal by Nyreen Dawn Porter, who was a strawberry blonde as I recall.
Thank you for the link to the text, Vicki. I used to own the complete series, but alas lost it to a basement flood about fifteen, twenty years ago. I wish I had a DVD set of the tv series, though -- the 1967 one; I did try the 2002 remake, but didn't get beyond the first episode. I'm sure it was excellent, but ... No. For me, Irene will always be Nyreen Dawn Porter, Eric Porter will always be Soames, and Kenneth More will always be Young Jolyon. And, of course, the wonderful Margaret Tyzack is Winifred, now and forever.
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