I was having a rummage through my 'stash' and found a few Hanging Heart blanks,
mmmm so what should I use them for? I asked myself...... yes, I often talk to myself, I suspect you do too. The Hubster says it's because I'm usually the only person to understand my own ramblings!!
So I thunked and I thought and decided it was time I painted a few more Hares. I haven't done any for a while.
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| A Leaping Hare & The Snow Moon |
The Hare is closely
associated with the moon, particularly the full moon, it's a connection
found in Celtic and Druid mythology as well as folktales from all around the
world. Did you know that the Snow moon or Full Snow moon is a traditional name for the full moon that occurs in February in North America? No I didn't know either but I saw it on my FB page and checked it out. I thought this was a fitting image for one of the hearts.
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| Hare Gazing at the Moon |
I live in a rural area and lucky enough to see hares running through the fields, it's believed to be a favorite animal and 'attendant spirit' of the Celts. It represents love, fertility and growth and is associated with
the Moon, Easter, death, redemption and resurrection. So I really should paint a Spring Hare to add to the Winter and Autumn ones.
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| Hare Painting |
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I love the Hare and the associated stories, the Moon Gazing Hare on the hanging heart was taken from a painting I done a while ago. You can see the post about it here..
The Hare Gazing Painting
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| Hare Sketch |
And while searching for the Hare Painting post I came across this little sketch from one of my first posts way back in March 2011, you can see the post here .....
Running Hare Sketch
I hope you've enjoyed my little ramble but that's all from me for now, I'm off to do some more painting.
Jan x
I'm linking this post over to the weekly
Lucy Blossom Craft Link Up
