Six For Gold

by Beverley Harper Tinsley

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$1,400

Dimensions

9.000 x 12.000 inches

Title

Six For Gold

Artist

Beverley Harper Tinsley

Medium

Painting - Watercolor Mixed Media On Yupo

Description

Six For Gold
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Six magpies perch among aspen trees and underbrush in a twilight lucid dream forest. Like a magpie, I set out to do something bold and unsubtle when I started this painting, and once to was underway, looked for a shiny treasure to pull out of the confusion and mystery of it. Now, I wonder, which is your favorite bird in this composition. I definitely have one. But I’m not telling until you do! Named for the traditional nursery rhyme, this painting has a mystical feeling. What does the intoxicating glow portend in this strange place?
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One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret,
Never to be told.
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According to:
https://www.britishbirdlovers.co.uk/articles/magpies-and-superstition
Magpies And Superstition
Of all wild birds, it is probably the magpie that is most associated with bird superstitions. However, most superstitions regarding magpies are based around just one bird. Throughout Britain it is thought to be unlucky to see a lone magpie and there are a number of beliefs about what you should do to prevent bad luck.
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In most parts of the UK people will salute a single magpie and say “Good morning Mr Magpie. How is your lady wife today?” By acknowledging the magpie in this way you are showing him proper respect in the hope that he will not pass bad fortune on to you. By referring to the magpie's wife you are also implying that there are two magpies, which bring joy rather than sorrow according to the popular rhyme.
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In Yorkshire magpies are associated with witchcraft and you should make a sign of the cross to ward off evil. And in Scotland a single magpie seen near the window of a house is a sign of impending death, possibly because magpies are believed to carry a drop of the devil’s blood on their tongues or in another legend because magpies were the only bird that didn’t sing or comfort Jesus when he was crucified.
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Other things you can do to prevent the bad luck a lone magpie may bring include doffing your hat, spitting three times over your shoulder or even flapping your arms like wings and cawing to imitate the magpie's missing mate!
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As the well known rhyme "One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for a secret never to be told." shows it is only seeing a lone magpie that brings bad luck and groups of magpies are said to predict the future. There are many different versions of this rhyme with some counting as high as 20 birds.
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Like many other birds, magpies mate for life and this may be the inspiration for this rhyme. In some parts of the world magpies are not associated with bad luck at all. In Korea a popular magpie superstition has people believing that that the magpie can foretell when they will have visitors in the future. In China it is thought that the magpie’s song will bring happiness and good luck and in some parts of China the magpie is considered a sacred bird.
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Six For Gold is professionally framed in a vintage, slender black semi-ornate frame and double matted in blue and red.

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