Romantic Botanicals #14

Icy Lord Plum

Snow snowing all day until it wasn't. I wait it out and paint late in the afternoon when it is 3 degrees. My movements are clumsy as I freeze up. The baby bunny in our yard is finally slow enough to photograph. This is the plum tree with it's small clustered blossoms. The Plums will be delicious, juicy and sweet.

I choose a turquoise for a cool icy feeling.  I layer muddy subtle colour shifts building a complexity of colour. My brush movements are sloppy with cold.

romantic botanicals #14, Icy Lord Plum, May 13,  2016 oil on canvas 9" x 12"

Bunny's ears are so small.