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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Jacob von Rueysdale - Windmill; Georg Philipp Telemann - Viola Concerto in G Major, A.A. Milne - Buckingham Palace

There are lots of fun details in this painting by Jacob von Rueysdale.  Notice how tiny the people are in the right lower corner.  I like the light and shadows - on the windmill and roof and even the cloud shadows on the water. Lots of blues and greens in this painting with that bit of orange roof. 

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Note:  For those of you wanting to study a particular artist, composer or poet and want to see if they've been featured in past posts - the search button to the right should bring them up by name if they've been featured on this blog - just type in the last name you are looking for. Three of my favorite artists from past posts are William Bouguereau, Thomas Cole and Joseph Farquharson.

 This week's music by Georg Philipp Telemann is Viola Concerto in G Major Today you can watch the musicians perform.  

And our poem by A.A. Milne is -

Buckingham Palace

They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
Alice is marrying one of the guard.
"A soldier's life is terrible hard,"
Says Alice.

They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
We saw a guard in a sentry-box.
"One of the sergeants looks after their socks,"
Says Alice.

They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
We looked for the King, but he never came.
"Well, God take care of him, all the same,"
Says Alice.

They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
They've great big parties inside the grounds.
"I wouldn't be King for a hundred pounds,"
Says Alice.

They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
A face looked out, but it wasn't the King's.
"He's much too busy a-signing things,"
Says Alice.

They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -
Christopher Robin went down with Alice.
"Do you think the King knows all about me?"
"Sure to, dear, but it's time for tea,"
Says Alice.


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