Saturday, January 22, 2011

Matinee de Septembre

This week the Inspiration Avenue challenge: What is your favorite month?
Loving all the months....
I will choose my birth month.
Born in the morning on a September 30th....

This lovely painting of a nude maiden by French painter Paul Chabas
is entitled Matinee de Septembre or September Morn.
It is altered here with colors and texture for Inspiration Avenue.

My mother told me she loved this painting because of my birth hour.
I had a poster of it when I was a young woman.
The image stays with me....though many years have past.
It is one of sweetness and innocence that comes with the morning.
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12 comments:

  1. JanetJanuary 22, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    It's a lovely painting and one I'm not familiar with....although I, too, was born on a September morning.

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  2. gloriaJanuary 22, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    It is a great painting. Morning time is the best.

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  3. Kate RobertsonJanuary 22, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    Lovely painting, for a lovely woman. I love that you blog so much, so many of the gps don't anymore and I miss that interaction. A happy weekend to you....

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  4. UnknownJanuary 23, 2011 at 6:05 AM

    Beautiful painting to use for this week's theme- perfect! And I love the story behind it!

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  5. Autumn LeavesJanuary 23, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    What a gorgeous painting and a perfect story of Gemma and her mom!

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  6. artangelJanuary 23, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    It is a lovely painting, and I adore what you've done with the original image, the aging and richness you've given it! Wonderful submission!

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  7. Priti LisaJanuary 23, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    I love the effects and texture...making a beautiful painting fresh and new! It's beautiful!
    xox

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  8. MaggieJanuary 23, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    What a beautiful painting! I love the mornings at any time of year, but I can just picture the coolness of a September morning with a hint of daytime heat to come!

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  9. rebeccaJanuary 23, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    dear gemma,
    i too love mornings. there is something holy about the softening light still strung with stars and opening oneself to all the day will hold.
    of one thing i am certain...
    my days are brighter knowing you.

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  10. Kim Collister StudioJanuary 23, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    I love your submission and because of it, you have made me re think September!

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  11. Judy GoddardJanuary 24, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    My daughter's B day is September 28. For that reason, I love September.

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  12. Bleubeard and ElizabethJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    What an absolutely perfect post. The way you altered the photo, and your reason behind picking it, as well as the month, are super. This is a lovely IA Challenge piece.

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