Garry Miller
Martha Resting, 1986
I came upon this old photograph this weekend ~ it's one of my favorites. My husband took this picture of me after we'd spent a hot summer afternoon hoeing and weeding our huge vegetable garden at our old farmhouse on Mount Hope Road, when we lived in Sanford, Maine. It's pleasant to dream about midsummer, as we are socked in with a fresh layer of snow this morning. This photo fits in with a whole genre of paintings, the likes of which are posted below. You can see more paintings like these and read about them at this wonderful website!
Dream, dream, dream, dream!
Csok, 1890
Bastien-Lepage, 1877
Van Gogh, 1890
Pissaro, 1882
Bouguereau, 1865
Cameron, 19th century
Jean Francois-Millet, 1865
John Singer Sargent, 1875
John Singer SargentViolet Sleeping
Jean- Francois Millet
Jean- Francois MilletRuth and Boaz, 1852
12 comments:
I think I was there visiting when this picture was taken. Our kids were playing in a small pool off to the side of the garden. I remember thinking oh no if Martha falls asleep what do I do with all these kids!
I haven't visited for a couple days and now I'm behind reading your posts...I will be back after my studio day to catch up!
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hey, sue, what's the boblem? you can take care of them all!
ha ha - i think this was actually a different day, there's a companion pic of me and garry asleep - i think my in-laws were visiting, but who knows, i was probably passed out when y ou visited too!!
hi blue
have good day on your studio!!! i'll pop over for a visit!
what a great photograph Martha !
I'm suddenly in the mood for a nap...
thanks, morgaine ~ that was a while ago!
hi nick...nick?
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Love the photo of you... it speaks volumes of a mother's weariness! (tho, I didn't have 5 - don't know how you did it). Lovely hay paintings too... thanks for this great post!
thanks, brenda! i don't know how i did it either, except that i was very young...
what beautiful paintings of joyous exhaustion
i know - such golden sun drenched pics! ahhhh....
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