tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post1145213405161784758..comments2024-03-26T05:19:03.402-04:00Comments on Journaling With Paint: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?...Bruce Shermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-8489508565095609902010-06-01T21:04:42.516-04:002010-06-01T21:04:42.516-04:00Hi Alvin!... So good to hear from "You"!...Hi Alvin!... So good to hear from "You"! I always enjoy checking your site! "I" truly appreciate your compliments regarding my "rendering"... especially because "I" so very much admire yours!<br /><br />"I" too have trouble with the role Canadian troops are playing in Afghanistan... and especially with the inadequately armoured equipment they are operating in.... just my opinion!<br /><br />Good Painting!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-60502422611986675492010-06-01T19:54:40.958-04:002010-06-01T19:54:40.958-04:00Eloquently said Bruce. Great painting to support y...Eloquently said Bruce. Great painting to support your essay, or is it the other way around. I don't always understand the role of Canadian soldiers in the wars in the middle east, and you just hope that every lives lost were not in vain. <br /><br />Great blogging, and your latest paintings are beautifully rendered. Thanks for visiting,<br /><br />Alvin RAlvin Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15124959252092788130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-43927832228676279832010-06-01T07:06:47.939-04:002010-06-01T07:06:47.939-04:00Thanks Dean ... for the eloquent message back! Loo...Thanks Dean ... for the eloquent message back! Looks as if we're on the same page at least!<br /><br />"Let your Light so shine..." Each of "Us" in our own separate gardens.Perhaps the combined Light might serve a beacon of Hope... and Peace to "Others".<br /><br />Good painting! "I" so enjoy your beautiful and uplifting site as well Dean!<br /><br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-35361464737844041362010-05-31T07:23:22.491-04:002010-05-31T07:23:22.491-04:00Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flower...Where have all the graveyards gone?<br />Gone to flowers every one.<br />When will they ever learn?<br />When will they ever learn?<br /><br />A circle that has revolved long before the discovery of this continent.<br /><br />Perhaps, one day, the lesson will be learned and the endless repetition will be unnecessary. Till then, enjoy every moment you can experience your beautiful garden...God bless our brave protectors.Dean H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02834470562550878971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-447852489859302042010-05-28T20:43:16.734-04:002010-05-28T20:43:16.734-04:00Hi again Karen!... "I" share your sentim...Hi again Karen!... "I" share your sentiments entirely.Remembrance Day for "ME" isn't a single day in the year of national remembrance any longer. What's more... it has a "face"!<br /><br />".... When will they ever learn?..."<br /><br />We humans seem to have wonderful short term memory and bad long term memory in the early halves of our lifespan... and forgetting comes easily to us. <br /><br />Strange that it works in reverse for the last half. Everything in the deep past is what we remember and dwell upon.<br /><br />It is only then that "We" realize that..."War solves nothing"!<br /><br />Thank "You" for taking the time to add your views to the post Karen. "I" value your opinions greatly! Always a great pleasure to share ideas!<br /><br />Good painting!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-41107616679191088782010-05-28T17:34:55.853-04:002010-05-28T17:34:55.853-04:00The painting is lovely and has such significance! ...The painting is lovely and has such significance! Too actually know someone who has been wounded or killed in Afghanistan brings is home so much more than just reading statistics in the paper or seeing a photo on the news. My cousin's son was wounded over there two years ago - lost use of his eye - was months recovering. Indeed,<br />"when will they ever learn?" War solves nothing.Karen Martin Sampsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15180294856179918446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-5776742937526545172010-05-28T10:30:19.366-04:002010-05-28T10:30:19.366-04:00Hi Marian!... Thank "You" for dropping b...Hi Marian!... Thank "You" for dropping by and for the compliments reagarding the handling of the flowers.<br /><br />Sometimes... "a little can say a whole lot"... and more actively offers the viewer a better opportunity for an active role in the process of "seeing".<br /><br />Unfortunately... I very often don't heed that rule... in either my writing... or my painting processes! Sorry! "I'll work more on brevity and simplicity.But to be truthful... "I" thrive upon and enjoy having lengthy and meaningful conversations with interesting people... like your Self! Can you imagine our phone bills???? HAHA!!! Thanks Marian!Bruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-60216887494271538832010-05-28T10:17:56.563-04:002010-05-28T10:17:56.563-04:00Hi again Joan!... Thank "You" for your v...Hi again Joan!... Thank "You" for your visit and the powerful testimony you have born to the honour of these "fallen flowers"... from all countries who embrace and perpetuate Freedom throughout the world.<br /><br />Blessed... are the "Peacemakers...<br /><br />Good Painting!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-64353470607599724092010-05-28T09:56:16.516-04:002010-05-28T09:56:16.516-04:00WOW... how in the world do you paint those flowers...WOW... how in the world do you paint those flowers so well... You've got just the right amount of detail and simplicity!!Marian Fortunatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11107085447074524162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-78971707917550081012010-05-28T08:58:55.578-04:002010-05-28T08:58:55.578-04:00God Bless these men and women who serve and someti...God Bless these men and women who serve and sometimes sacrifice their lives. God Bless you for honoring them with your words and this wonderful painting. God Bless America. <br /><br />All the best to you Bruce.<br /><br />Joanjsicignano2.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952267666954894935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-60446445215191965602010-05-28T07:49:51.366-04:002010-05-28T07:49:51.366-04:00Thank "You" Autumn Leaves for your visit...Thank "You" Autumn Leaves for your visit and for the eloquent manner in which "You" expressed your convictions regarding the sacrifice made by our young men and women... "on the front lines"!<br /><br />What "They" are indeed fighting for is a belief in Freedom as they have experienced it in their own countries and young lives. Their common courage and conviction to carry it and help put it in place in those parts of the world where it may be absent... is the most admirable facet of their sacrifice that "I" honour with the creation of this small votive.<br /><br />May their ultimate sacrifice on behalf of their beliefs... and "Us"... bear fruit on the soil where their precious blood was spilled. <br /><br />We must all... each of "Us" shoulder their missions further... each in our own small way in our daily lives!<br /><br />Thanks for your very poignant view.... "I" much appreciate it!<br /><br />Good Painting!<br />Warmest regards,<br />BruceBruce Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111784187521969252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3013724465609653382.post-69652763095603312462010-05-28T06:08:17.881-04:002010-05-28T06:08:17.881-04:00What a beautiful tribute piece to honor our soldie...What a beautiful tribute piece to honor our soldiers. It matters not so much what we believe (politics notwithstanding) as it does that these men and women believe in what they do and have the courage to stand up for those beliefs. I think most of us do just this in our own ways, Bruce. Those that do it on the front lines have the courage of their convictions and I am eternally grateful for each and every one of them. I salute you for your love these men and women as well. This is a beautiful piece, truly.Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.com