Sunday, October 12, 2008

Crape Myrtle 5 x 5 Acrylic on wood panel


This was going to be an oil painting but it was looking too heavy-handed, so I backed up and began all over with acrylic, which gave me what I wanted. I believe these seeds that replace the flowers are pretty poisonous. Someone cuts them back in the winter clear down to the trunks and they look dead. But in the spring they come bounding back and bloom all summer. You can e-mail me at artistjohnwlong@live.com

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