tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post5313366901706345086..comments2023-08-21T04:21:28.626-04:00Comments on The Beautiful Necessity: Desperate Romantics Episode 2Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-47507411918481275112009-07-31T05:58:31.278-04:002009-07-31T05:58:31.278-04:00Good morning dear friend! With Ruben home again, I...Good morning dear friend! With Ruben home again, I am out of touch for a couple of days...again, another excellent review of the series! The scenes at least look beautiful and are eye candy for those of us less knowledgeable on the subject. Thanks for the insight on these magnificent characters! AnitaCastles Crowns and Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780241008313365707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-22509315082004485212009-07-30T20:57:00.214-04:002009-07-30T20:57:00.214-04:00But of course they did ;) Millais basically said ...But of course they did ;) Millais basically said "hey, that was a great exhibition, but now we have to ensure Ruskin will be our patron. I have this painting of Ophelia I wanna do, and I already painted in everything but the water. Can Lizzie model?" and Rossetti said "*angst*" and Millais said "suck it" and painted her and Ruskin loved him. The end.Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961174973796318673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857988142747792755.post-72778453081471217122009-07-30T19:03:12.716-04:002009-07-30T19:03:12.716-04:00Oh no, did they make it look like he painted that ...Oh no, did they make it look like he painted that in a month or two or less? I remember it took him at least an entire summer painting the background outdoors.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561403598677774256noreply@blogger.com