Dear Thu Huong, BiTwin, fellow PNEHs, poets, Mai Quang and Forum friends,
I love all of Thu Huong's paintings but if I had to chose only one, it would be "Goutte bleue".
The minute I saw the mesmerizing Goutte bleue, it was love at first sight for me:-). I could not stop thinking about it that day; and the next day, I caught myself daydreaming about it on and off while reading office memos and emails.Looking at TH's Goutte bleue, I imagined the clear blue little drop and its indigo blue and stronger companion, following each other in a serene voyage, floating through the immense and mysterious blue universe.
Every now and then, I went back to the blog to look at it and each time it lifted away the weariness and gave me this peaceful feeling inside.
After we launched the new theme on Sunday, I wanted to recreate it but could not think of a way, so I gave up.
Then I got a call from M-U. I thought she was going to ask me whether I had cleared up the clutter she saw at my house when she came two weeks ago to pick up our parents, since Mai Han had reported to me " Mommy I got to tell you something, di\ Uye^n? said "Oh my god, what a clutter" when she entered our house"!!!!!
It turned out that my little sis was all excited about the new theme, so she called me to ask which one of TH's watercolors I planned to recreate. I told her I was working on the three light bulbs.
She said "you know, there is one that I would really like to see recreated by the PNEHs, it's the blue..."
"drop" I completed her sentence,
M-U continued "I just love that aquarelle! I was so inspired, I made a poem"
I told her "I love it too. I want to recreate it, but it is not possible for me to take a picture of two drops falling. Perhaps the professional PNEHs will recreate it"
Crafty M-U said "you don't have to take a photo of two water drops; the whole point of the challenge is in recreating your impression. You can use a teardrop earring, a bead, and a scarf"
I could not find my blue teardrop earring in my cluttered drawers, but I found exactly two blue beads, one light blue, the other indigo in Mai Han' s craft box, and I did find my blue scarf....
So here we are, M-U's and my impression of the magical Goutte bleue...
Goodnight
from be^n Bo*\ So^ng
MC
MC and MU: just brilliant!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this theme more and more :)
BT
Hi MC, MU, TH and All - Great abstraction through both the brush and photographic lens ! Congratulations ! KPN
ReplyDeleteCheres Mai Chau et Mai Uyen,
ReplyDeleteTres jolies composition et poeme ! deux gouttes d’eau bercées par des vagues et des milliers de points scintillants pour se perdre dans la reverie J .
Biz ,
THg
Hello Mai Chau, Mai Uyen
ReplyDeleteTo dream the impossible dream, at any given moment in time, would be quite satisfactory for some
But to visually recreate, bring it alive, with strife for perfection in mind, well beyond the realm of the imagination, would certainly require a great deal of resourcefulness, most of all, tenacity and determination
And, to this end, what prouder achievement than a resulting wonderful illustration of the "Blue Drop", Thu Huong's stunning, often seen but rarely imitable gem in the Shadow theme
An effective collaboration by the Mai sisters resonating with artistry,
part smooth, flowingly eloquent verse, part evocative imagery,
that instantly brought to mind, the dreamy vision of the watery drops,
the symbolic, inseparable soulmates, seemingly apart at times, but never out of each other reach, in the vast, blue universe
Quang
Hi MC and MU
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredibly creative duo, you have joined talents with aesthetics and harmony, the poem perfectly suits the mood of the image!
Caro
Thank you BiTi, Quang, KPN, Thu Huong, Caro for your kind comments. You all made my weekend.
ReplyDeleteMC
BiTi, Quang, KPN, THg, Caro,
ReplyDeleteYes, thank you for the compliments. You made my weekend too!
P.S. to Caro: Have a great trip to London.