I found the title for this painting, A child of the palace of dreams in the quotation from Alice Through the Looking Glass.
“A child of the palace of dreams” 11 x 15 mixed media on watercolour paper including, watercolour, acrylics, Inktense pencils, Neocolor II.
A garden of memory
In her garden of memory, the fragrant roses are already in full bloom. She closes her eyes and remembers the sweetness of the old-fashioned flowers on the table during the heat of the summer, She sees their velvety pink petals falling, one by one, onto the embroidered white cotton tablecloth.
Dainty bone china teacups remain on the table.
Not far from the vase of roses sits the large crystal plate with one last piece of refreshing grasshopper pie made just for this occasion. The ladies enjoyed the minty slices while sipping their hot tea.
The small room is now silent.
One guest has forgotten her white gloves on a chair.
Lingering fragrances of lily of the valley and jasmine remain in the room, complementing the ambrosial scent of roses on the table. The hostess sits near the open window in her best Sunday dress, quietly fanning herself with the latest copy of Women’s Day.
In her garden of memory, the child she was, sees and remembers that afternoon long ago.
Finishing the art work my own way
This art work collected dust for many months, but I can finally set it aside with a feeling of satisfaction. I have a second painting in a similar style that I must finish.
What a fantastic imagination you have Louise ????
Sally, I am just thinking back to when I was young and Mom used to have the ladies over in the afternoon. Thanks for leaving a comment!