Once I met a girl named Mary H., who lived in Atlanta. What I remember most about Mary is
that she liked cinnamon in her coffee (before we'd ever heard of Starbucks) and loved
the color lavender-blue. I asked her if lavender-blue wasn't a shade of purple, actually.
She explained that lavender blue, applied correctly, is lavender or blue, depending upon light, and perception.
She took me to her house, which had a lavender-blue room. Sure enough,
the walls changed with the light, and with our points of view.
I learned a bit about brushstrokes, and the nature of how paint reflects light
Lavender Blue Poppet is for Mary H.
Sigh - now this is going to be stuck in my head all weekend
ReplyDeleteLavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green,
When I am king, dilly, dilly, you shall be queen.
Who told you so, dilly, dilly, who told you so?
'Twas my own heart, dilly, dilly, that told me so.
I have a blue green in my living room that changes color with the change in light. I love that color. All of them : )
hey. thanks Drinne. now it will be stuck in mine.
ReplyDelete'tis a good thing tho'. Will use it to chase away the other noises.
i was thinking the exact same thing, Drinne! Marillion recorded it on one of their albums...
ReplyDeleteI really love this color, Lisa. Purple, but tilted more toward blue.
ReplyDeleteOkay Jason that's cool - on my monitor at least, it looks like blue with a hint of lavender! Guess i'll have to get one!
ReplyDeletewhat a sweet color! Thanks to Drinne, I have that song stuck in my head too... heh.
ReplyDeleteNot only do I have the song stuck in my head, but it's being sung by Kellie Flanagan and 60s Brit-kid star Mark Lester in "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" TV series.
ReplyDeleteYe ghods, the stuff I dredge up.
Must go look at lavender blue poppets now...
I loved the Ghost and Mrs. Muir!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful color- I love it.
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