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Published: 2008-12-10 04:50:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 4065; Favourites: 179; Downloads: 0
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Description It's birthday season in my family, so the next couple of submissions are presents. I'm poor so I paint!

This one is for my grandmother. Can you guess the song that inspired it?

Edit: ok ok I guess I'll tell you
It's called "The Cat is in the Snow." It's a German/American folk tune (at least that's what an internet search yielded) that my mom learned from my grandma and taught it to me and my sibs...goes like this!

Oh Oh Oh, the cat is in the snow!
She gets her furry leggings on as soon as she begins to run,
Oh-dearie oh Oh-dearie oh!
The cat is in the snow.

Stinks that you can't hear the tune from reading this, but maybe you can look it up, it's a really cute song.
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Comments: 58

KreepingSpawn [2012-12-30 05:20:10 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful. Incredible sense of light in this piece, playful and a little bit melancholy.

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irethkalt In reply to KreepingSpawn [2012-12-31 18:29:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much. I so enjoy thoughtful comments. <3

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KreepingSpawn In reply to irethkalt [2013-01-01 08:36:31 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure. I feel the same.

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imFragrance [2012-12-04 15:49:38 +0000 UTC]

Do you use masking for wc?

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irethkalt In reply to imFragrance [2012-12-05 12:22:50 +0000 UTC]

Hi there, no I do not. I have wondered what techniques might be done with masking and wanted to use it but I am poor and can't afford any.

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imFragrance In reply to irethkalt [2012-12-08 23:38:28 +0000 UTC]

woww then it must have been hard to create those trees with a lot of branches

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irethkalt In reply to imFragrance [2012-12-13 13:43:03 +0000 UTC]

It definately took some practice.

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imFragrance In reply to irethkalt [2012-12-14 00:27:31 +0000 UTC]

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mruggier [2012-11-25 13:35:32 +0000 UTC]

i learned this song in grade school, used to sing it for my mom. we're going back like 50 years here... thanks for posting, i love your painting!
marianne

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irethkalt In reply to mruggier [2012-11-29 15:43:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I wish I knew more of these little songs. They don't teach these songs in schools anymore, as far as I know, and that's such a shame.

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StaviArt [2011-12-20 20:15:06 +0000 UTC]

How sweet it is!
You have a way to give your
paintings a sweet soul.
Giora

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irethkalt In reply to StaviArt [2012-05-25 22:02:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Giora! Sorry for such a late reply, my message center is a bit cobwebby.

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Jana-Za [2011-11-10 12:25:21 +0000 UTC]

I have not heard this song, but the picture feels the mood, lightness, and causes the most positive emotions. A good gift!

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irethkalt In reply to Jana-Za [2012-05-25 22:02:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I truly appreciate your comment.

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chotabear [2011-10-01 18:45:16 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty !!!

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irethkalt In reply to chotabear [2011-10-16 17:37:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you !

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mevagh [2011-01-07 06:28:54 +0000 UTC]

Again, lovely soothing colours!

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irethkalt In reply to mevagh [2011-01-11 03:28:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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kattwo [2010-01-11 14:57:50 +0000 UTC]

A B C, die Katze lief im Schnee I guess that's the same song
lovely picture, totally adore colours and composition.

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irethkalt In reply to kattwo [2010-01-12 01:42:43 +0000 UTC]

That's delightful! Yes, it must be the same song, certainly it's the same sentiment.

Thank you

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aruarian-dancer [2009-12-27 03:08:13 +0000 UTC]

Your lovely piece has been featured. [link]

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irethkalt In reply to aruarian-dancer [2009-12-27 21:09:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank for the feature! And your artwork is so light and lovely.

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aruarian-dancer In reply to irethkalt [2009-12-27 21:50:32 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure. ^^ And thank you so much.

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cheep [2009-11-16 02:18:06 +0000 UTC]

It's so cute I've never heard that song before. I'll have to look it up.

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irethkalt In reply to cheep [2009-11-18 01:00:25 +0000 UTC]

I hope you can find it.

Thanks!

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Jezhawk [2009-10-06 00:56:03 +0000 UTC]

absolutely charming

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irethkalt In reply to Jezhawk [2009-10-06 01:01:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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cydienne [2009-09-03 18:49:13 +0000 UTC]

So peaceful and colors are very nice ...

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irethkalt In reply to cydienne [2009-09-04 02:19:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Ninquelen [2009-07-17 20:39:18 +0000 UTC]

Featured here: [link]

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marshmallow-pies [2009-07-11 19:12:39 +0000 UTC]

[link]

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marshmallow-pies [2009-07-07 09:55:20 +0000 UTC]

You know, I LOVE the way you paint trees. They simply look so ethereal in that style!
Also, lovely color palette, and the cat has good movement

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irethkalt In reply to marshmallow-pies [2009-07-07 19:15:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I really love painting and drawing trees, I tend to see them as part of the natural architecture. They can be so orderly and yet so free and unruly.

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marshmallow-pies In reply to irethkalt [2009-07-08 08:15:46 +0000 UTC]

Completely true. My grandmother that when you drive through a forest in winter, the trees look like naked people dancing. All similar, yet each one unique

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irethkalt In reply to marshmallow-pies [2009-07-08 19:59:07 +0000 UTC]

Hm, that's really a lovely image. In the south most of the trees keep their leaves through the winter, or loose them at differnt rates and we have a lot of pines, so that effect never occurred for me. I'm a southern girl and pine for snow and deciduous forests!

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anonymouslyours [2009-06-28 03:06:38 +0000 UTC]

I'm so in love with the way you illustrate trees! It's so charming and satisfying to the eye!
I too am poor so I paint for presents too! although mine are not nearly as nice as yours!

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irethkalt In reply to anonymouslyours [2009-06-28 19:20:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much Hooray for painted presents!

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GillianAlexiel [2009-06-27 18:44:02 +0000 UTC]

it has such a light airy feeling! it gives me the idea that the cat is bounding playfully and will never be cold. the colors are so gentle and winter-y...so beautiful <3

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irethkalt In reply to GillianAlexiel [2009-06-27 21:45:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, lol I have only ever seen snow in the summer (up a mountain in July) so I myself have never been that cold.

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GillianAlexiel In reply to irethkalt [2009-06-27 23:15:29 +0000 UTC]

lucky! this lack of coldness gave you a great perspective on it

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irethkalt In reply to GillianAlexiel [2009-06-28 02:34:45 +0000 UTC]

Really? lol maybe so, but I still would love to see a snowfall.

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axrai [2009-04-17 03:57:35 +0000 UTC]

this is breathtaking! the trees are..wow! your style is beautiful and unique.I love this serinity it evokes and even though it depicts cold weather,it is a very warm wonderul painting! I love the colors,the cat...oh everything is perfect!wonderful job you have done!

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irethkalt In reply to axrai [2009-04-17 04:49:37 +0000 UTC]

^.^ Thank you so much!

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syrannae [2009-04-03 19:40:36 +0000 UTC]

I like this one especially, and the style is so smooth and cosy and serene. It reminds me of the book written by Patricia StJohn, "Treasures of the Snow", which is a wonderful christian children book. In the book, there is a little white cat named Snowball. The cat in your painting makes me think of her.

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irethkalt In reply to syrannae [2009-04-03 23:26:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much I looked up that title on Amazon and was able to read a little of it. It sounds like a lovely story.

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syrannae In reply to irethkalt [2009-04-04 08:22:16 +0000 UTC]

It is.I am very fond of children books. I've always been and Patricia StJohn is such a lovely writer.

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irethkalt In reply to syrannae [2009-04-05 00:14:21 +0000 UTC]

Me too. I had not previously heard of her, thanks for introducing me.

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xdragonflyx [2009-01-21 16:57:44 +0000 UTC]

Featured this piece in my recent journal: [link]

Thanks for being a source of inspiration!

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irethkalt In reply to xdragonflyx [2009-01-21 17:25:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank you !

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barbarasobczynska [2009-01-12 20:13:08 +0000 UTC]

what a lovely picture(and - although it's probably going to sound somewhat weird-how awesome that you're poor and therefore forced to paint such lovely presents!) the way you did the luminous trees is just masterly,it's all fluffy soft shiny and winterly bright! brilliant!)

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