Twilight in the Garden of my Dreams.
48 x 80 acrylic on wood panel.
A celebration of the messy, clashing, beautiful and wild abundance of nature. She so often surpasses our greatest expectations and fills us with wonder and awe.
A blooming crabapple tree with a birds and so many butterflies. The butterflies include spring Azures, monarchs, tiger swallowtails and red spotted purples. The birds include goldfinches, and bluebirds.
This painting has been two years in the making. I first began sketching it in my temporary studio in my mother‘s garage where I painted for nine months after hurricane Helene. It was then transported to my Lake Lure studio where much more imagery was laid down and most of the painting was completed. I tried to finish it before my studio was moved to Ocracoke, but there was just too much detail. It was transported to my studio here on Ocracoke and I just completed it. Whew! That’s a painting spanning an era.
