Monday, 25 May 2015

Botanicals #20

twentieth painting

Marshall and Oona are home sick. I make a bed on the sidewalk for Marshall and he cuddles in the blankets and draws the flowers beside him. So good. He also goes on the tree swing so I paint him. I want to record how the old apple tree blooms on different sides on different years.

This apple tree portrait is a wide shot to include the top and bottom of the tree.  The bottom has a swing, slide and trampoline. We use this tree as a play structure support. It is an intimate and unusual space so I painted to document. The top of the tree is blossoms and leaves and done with a loose smashing of brush strokes to create a wild far reaching feel.

botanicals #20 May 20, 2015 oil on canvas 9" x 12"



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