Sunday, November 15, 2009

Mixed Media Monday - Woman


I love the women painted by John William Waterhouse. I've used his "Undine" against a backgbround by Lorie Davison of Scrapbook graphics. The quote ("A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.") makes me smile. When my children talk about my parenting skills, they always mention knowing they'd done something to displease me when I emitted a deep sigh. I love teasing them and saying they were abused children because their mother sighed at them! I do believe sighing is a woman thing!! Thank you for listening and looking!
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29 comments:

  1. Anne (cornucopia)November 15, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    This is beautiful Bev! I like how you've mixed words into the background.

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  2. MeikoninginNovember 15, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    What a wonderful piece and a great story ^^ I sigh at my students too, especialy when they have not done their homework ! :D

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  3. SandyNovember 15, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    Wow this is really beautiful.
    The background is amazing. Love it.

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  4. TaluulaNovember 15, 2009 at 10:10 AM

    Such a wicked Mother to sigh at your children. Tee hee. Bev, this is exquisite and your quote speaks volumes, it has to be one of your very very best. Applause from my corner.

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  5. Terri KahrsNovember 15, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    I "second" Ann's comment! You may be a wicked mother, but you're a heck of an artist! LOL! Seriously, Bev, this is magnificent! Hugs, Terri xoxo

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  6. WillyNovember 15, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    Fabulous piece, Bev. The quote is perfect!

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  7. DianeNovember 15, 2009 at 3:24 PM

    Bev,this is a beautiful piece, sigh! Diane

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  8. BethNovember 15, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    This is wonderful, the background works perfectly with the image.

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  9. TheresainMSNovember 15, 2009 at 4:58 PM

    Lovely Bev; absolutely wonderful!

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  10. OzstuffNovember 15, 2009 at 5:00 PM

    Bev, this is beautiful and so, so elegant. Could it have come from an abusive mother? I am soooooo shocked to hear that you actually sighed at your children. It is remarkable that they turned out so well.

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  11. UnknownNovember 15, 2009 at 7:00 PM

    holy smokes!!! what a beautiful piece..I love her hair!!! just gorgeous!!!

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  12. Terri DaughertyNovember 15, 2009 at 7:07 PM

    oh bev, i love your sense of humor but i love your art piece even more! it's truly beautiful and i am amazed at the background with the script wallpaper on the right and the lovely quote on the left. and don't feel bad about sighing at your kids..i stared at my boys and i still hear about it when we are sitting around the table remembering when. but i tell you what, those boys knew I meant business by just giving them "the look"!

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  13. YvonneNovember 15, 2009 at 8:18 PM

    Another stunner, Bev!

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  14. AmyNovember 15, 2009 at 8:30 PM

    I love reading your thoughts to go along with your creation. It is perfect

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  15. My Creative House November 15, 2009 at 10:07 PM

    Wow this is a fantastic art piece, love the background and the text.

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  16. Mandy ChilversNovember 15, 2009 at 11:40 PM

    classic bev. love it

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  17. Gayle Page-RobakNovember 15, 2009 at 11:43 PM

    Gorgeous woman, beautiful card!

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  18. AliMayesNovember 16, 2009 at 12:06 AM

    So true and superbly illustrated Bev and what a great little story too!

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  19. AnnekeNovember 16, 2009 at 12:50 AM

    this is a very beautiful piece.
    it has a great look from colors and textures

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  20. RosieNovember 16, 2009 at 12:58 AM

    Superb! It's just occurred to me that I also sigh a lot!! Thanks for making me smile! If you're after the poster paint pens, buy a couple of each Bev, as I'm reliably informed that they're being discontinued... =( How stupid is that, when they're the optimum for writing on ANY surface? >.<

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  21. LivArtNowNovember 16, 2009 at 2:03 AM

    A classic beautiy that you've beautified beautifully!! love this!! Love the quote and the story to go with it!! Have a beautiful and feminine day Bev :)

    Linda

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  22. WrightStuffNovember 16, 2009 at 2:31 AM

    I think men get a bit scared when they hear a woman sigh. Makes them wonder what they've done wrong! Sometimes I just sigh because I'm tired and it gets the boyfriend all worried! Lovely piece!

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  23. RikaNovember 16, 2009 at 4:32 AM

    Fabulous piece Bev!

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  24. DMGNovember 16, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    Undine is lovely, and so is this background!

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  25. MoniNovember 17, 2009 at 6:18 AM

    Eine sehr schöne Karte!!

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  26. NicolaNovember 18, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    Lovely image!!! I think this is a wonderful interpretation of the theme!! Thank you for your thoughts on my uploading problem. i think we have managed to fix it when we put the new windows 7. I seem to be able to upload that picture no problem now. Perhaps if you are experiencing the same problem could try an upgrade? It seems to have helped mine, for the moment.

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  27. lorhen82November 18, 2009 at 8:02 PM

    Wow, wow, wow...this is gorgeous! You already know how much I love Waterhouse, so this one really grabs me. The background is so elegant, and that quote is fantastic...love it!!! ~Lori

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  28. JannyNovember 19, 2009 at 12:50 AM

    Gorgeous!! And what a great background Bev!

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  29. CarolNovember 23, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    Hi Bev!
    In my family it is "the Look"!
    I love Waterhouse's women, too. I have used one of them in my sig ;)
    This is a truly beautiful piece.
    juno
    xx
    Juno's Place

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