Dogwood

We have a couple of very large and beautiful multi-trunked dogwood trees at our new house. So, I wanted to paint a dogwood tree. I wanted to take a photo of my own trees with the sun shining on them, even if they are not blooming right now, but it has been overcast and rainy. So I found a lovely bunch of photos online and here is what happened:

Soft pastels on an 8×10 homemade black sanded board. I was definitely in my happy place, playing with the colors, and making a mess. What fun!

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Life is a great big canvas, throw all the paint you can on it. — Danny Kaye