It was an exhibition at the National Gallery.
One of the more spectacular and well known paintings was the Lady of Shallot.
Here's an extract from the poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson
A longdrawn carol, mournful, holy,
She chanted loudly, chanted lowly,
Till her eyes were darken'd wholly,
And her smooth face sharpen'd slowly,
Turn'd to tower'd Camelot:
For ere she reach'd upon the tide
The first house by the water-side,
Singing in her song she died,
The Lady of Shalott.
Under tower and balcony,
By garden wall and gallery,
A pale, pale corpse she floated by,
Deadcold, between the houses high,
Dead into tower'd Camelot.
Knight and burgher, lord and dame,
To the planked wharfage came:
Below the stern they read her name,
The Lady of Shalott.
It harks back to Arthurian Legends and the Lancelot and Guinevere affair.
The painting is based on that.
I'm entering this layout at scrap-challenge-yourself
Here's my layout.
I've used a floral paper from my Counterfeit Kit and matched it with a large black doiley.
The title card and Documented card are from Kaisercraft "Wanderlust" collection.
The banding strips and key,brad and tiny words are also from my Counterfeit kit.
10 comments:
Julene! This is such an amazing layout! I absolutely LOVE the photos, especially the one with YOU in the frame!!! Your design is perfect and you scrapped the photos beautifully! Thank you so very much for joining us at Challenge YOUrself this month! We are all so happy that you did!
Did you know that my home town of Birmingham has the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite art in the world! This looks like a fabulous exhibition and I'd have been there like a shot! Lovely layout
That painting is really gorgeous, and I love how you highlighted it twice, the photo of you at the painting is the extra touch and I love how you designed this layout! Hug from the Netherlands!
Terrific layout!
I love any page with a red/white/black color scheme - this one is certainly fab.
Great layout, love the black doily
Fantastic layout, great take on the challenge! Thanks for playing along with us at Challenge YOUrself.
Such a great page! Fits the challenge perfect. Thanks for joining Challenge YOUrself. Hugs Åsa
What a beautiful capture of an awesome memory! Thanks for playing along with us at the Challenge YOUrself Blog!
Lovely page! Thanks for joining Challenge YOUrself!
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