Autumn’s Last Hurrah!
This year we have had a crazy autumn, here in the Northeast of America. After a white Halloween there were hardly any red leaves. But late November was delightfully warm, sunny and there were many days with temperature in the upper 60s (F). There was an abundance of brilliant yellow ochre among Maples.
In my neighborhood there is a forest of Maples, in which there is one tree, that is the first to smile with the breath of life in spring and the last to turn yellow in autumn. With a long and leafy cycle each year, it works the hardest, outperforms and outshines all the surrounding trees. Great qualities for a role model, even among humans! Below (left) you can see it in its yellow glory.
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Anyway, its performance inspired me so much that I decided to paint leaves in yellow. But since I had painted Maple leaves earlier, I chose a much larger and far more complex subject to paint, namely Sycamore leaves. So above (right) is my latest painting of Sycamore leaves. From Maple to Sycamore, it has been a crazy autumn this year. As I wrap up this post and begin preparations for winter, it would suffice to call this painting autumn’s last hurrah, from this blog.
Ratna
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- December 1, 2011 / 7:30 am
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