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When we were living in Petaluma, two dear girl friends – Cathy and Nancy – and I went jogging at the crack of dawn most mornings. The three of us were the “The Lulu’s” and our jogs were a hoot! Mostly we jogged in the rural areas just outside of town, but now and then I could talk them into a “garden tour” jog, to see what was blooming behind all the charming white picket fences in town.
Now that we’re in Fairfax, I head out in the morning with our dog — and sometimes with my camera. I took this photo in Dean and Nancy’s old place – they’ve moved on, but their garden blooms on. As often happens, I fall in love with an image and HAVE to paint it because of something that grabs me – in this one it was the light bouncing off the shiny camellia leaves. Wow!
And as often happens, I am challenged as to how to represent it with paper, water and paint. The background is a departure for me, it was just the side of the house in the image, so I got to play with layers of washes and subtle texture – it was fun. My husband really likes this painting – my guy’s guy – a pink flower – how cool is that?!
September 2010
