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<blockquote data-quote="ianpspurs" data-source="post: 2503858" data-attributes="member: 193971"><p>[USER=238814]@gennepher[/USER] my reaction to the painting - the kaleidoscope is fine - is probably a combination of factors. The yellow sky/cloud makes me think of some kind of chemical attack, killing that tree and anything in its path. The fruit growers of the Old Country would spray some noxious, foul smelling yellow stuff on their trees about now. Sensible folk stayed indoors with all windows etc firmly shut but the smell and some residue hung around for hours. I basically associate any large areas of water with danger and death and have very negative feelings around large black birds in art - how/why have they survived the yellow peril?. Perversely, I used to love the autumn noise made by crows/rooks. The combination of the black and that shade of blue running through that painting (JKP had a dress like that and I hated it with a passion) combined with the above evoked in me feelings of what WW1 gas attacks may have looked, smelled and something of how they may have felt. I'm just odd but that combination gave me the heebbie-jeebbies. Not remotely your fault - continue to post whatever moves you, it is your absolute right. I'll deal with my reaction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ianpspurs, post: 2503858, member: 193971"] [USER=238814]@gennepher[/USER] my reaction to the painting - the kaleidoscope is fine - is probably a combination of factors. The yellow sky/cloud makes me think of some kind of chemical attack, killing that tree and anything in its path. The fruit growers of the Old Country would spray some noxious, foul smelling yellow stuff on their trees about now. Sensible folk stayed indoors with all windows etc firmly shut but the smell and some residue hung around for hours. I basically associate any large areas of water with danger and death and have very negative feelings around large black birds in art - how/why have they survived the yellow peril?. Perversely, I used to love the autumn noise made by crows/rooks. The combination of the black and that shade of blue running through that painting (JKP had a dress like that and I hated it with a passion) combined with the above evoked in me feelings of what WW1 gas attacks may have looked, smelled and something of how they may have felt. I'm just odd but that combination gave me the heebbie-jeebbies. Not remotely your fault - continue to post whatever moves you, it is your absolute right. I'll deal with my reaction. [/QUOTE]
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