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One further word by way of 

 postscript : Do not despise the 

 day of small things ; make 

 fragmentary studies in plenty 

 before you attempt a large 

 picture. The foliage of the 

 rose in itself presents a wonder- 

 ful series of studies in colour ; 

 don't think that it is the 

 blossom alone that shows pink 

 and red and yellow 

 and purply - crimson 

 tints. 



Notice how Nature 

 suits the foliage to 

 the colours of the 

 blossoms ; look how 

 the reddy - brown 

 shoots of the tea-rose 

 harmonise with the 

 golden - red in the 

 heart of the flowers, 

 how the pale blue- 

 green tint that is on 

 the foliage of some 

 of the pale pink roses 

 seems just the e.xact 

 colour needed to 

 bring out the shell-like colour- 

 ing of the buds. 



And have you particularly 

 looked at the colour on the out- 

 side petals th.at enclose the 

 rose-buds ? These alone are 

 worth careful study ; they often 

 show some most exquisite 

 colours that are not necessarily 

 repeated in the fully blown 

 flower. Studies such as these 

 are of infinite value to the 

 artist ; they train the eye, the 

 mind, and also the heart ; for 

 they foster a love and reverence 

 for God's handiwork as seen in 

 Nature. 



