The Thistle Act of 1890 required the eradication of invasive thistle species from Victoria, Australia. "Illustrated Description of Thistles, etc." (1893) was meant as a guide to help landowners identify such thistles. In via : https://t.co/HzwwEgcdoo

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Flower portrait commission for Laura

Rhododendrons- Elegance, Wealth, Home-sickness, a Death Threat
Thistles- Nobility, a Warning

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Purple thistles bloom with color against an apple green backdrop. The brush strokes in this painting are loose and impressionistic, alive with color and motion.
Thistles on Green
2019
OIL ON CANVAS by Erin Hanson
https://t.co/MZ8bS0NPDS

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He who has a good harvest must be content with some thistles.~Spanish Proverb And now... Thistle. Registered by Dearle in 1897 (Morris died in 1896) but I think Kate Faulkner because so similar to Bramble and Mallow.

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Thistles on Orange
Canvas Print by Erin Hanson
Rich layers of orange paint build up to an exciting depiction of Paso Robles' rolling hills and oaks. The purple thistles in the foreground stand out in vibrant contrast against the mandarin backdrop.
https://t.co/kT7ILkQGXd

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The redcap is a painted bird and beautiful its feathers are; In early spring its voice is heard. While searching thistles brown and bare; It makes a nest of mosses grey. And lines it round with thistle-down; Five small pale spotted eggs they lay. In places never far from town'

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Today's daily sketch theme is flowers, so decided to draw some thistles.

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Day 6 of my and a Blue Fairy Wren with some thistles, as I am on my way home to Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 💙💎 I’ve packed my paints and pens, and I’m hoping I can keep this up! ——————
This years 100 day project will be a celebration of bright birds,… https://t.co/dNdm0oxT8w

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Still needs finish this too. Thistles are my favourite flower

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'Colours in Fairytales', an essay which ended up in my book "Seven Miles of Steel Thistles" - 'Fairytales contain their own colours, brilliant as any medieval painting. As red as blood, as black as ebony, as white as snow.' https://t.co/yepxkHV0zD

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thistles for the bride

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For we've found this beautiful hand-coloured plate of thistles. Believed to have hung on Linnaeus' wall, the plate was given to Linnaeus by Johannes Gessner c.1764 https://t.co/co8cg5Zn7V

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Made a full ref instead of the chibi... But here's my government assigned warrior, Thistlestorm! I took the personality traits from my johari window from a while ago

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Evening Hope everyone is well 😀I’m just about finished this new artwork a bit different for me https://t.co/vs8FeiLTOm

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sura blooms thistles on his skin when he's first introduced,, thats how he gets the much resented nickname 🌵

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W is 4 & & Who. My My mum used 2 call this 'grinning like a horse chewing thistles'

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THISTLES - 30 x 30 cms. Oil on board. Work in progress.

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