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There are pieces of art I’ve made that have held lots of meaning, some of them have become “important” even before I’ve started painting. This one, not so much. I decieded to paint it just for the fun of it- the colors, the light, the simplicity. And since I can be such a serious and purposeful person, this is really good for me!

I took the photo more than 10 years before painting. I noticed this sweet flower along a path in Anne and Gary’s garden – the same one that is the source of my peaches and apricot paintings, as well as the gorgeous roses that became “Lavish” in 2019. This dahlia was a tiny little thing, not more than 4″ across. In reality it was all pink, except for a golden center, but I had to mess with it, addig more orange, to make it sort of tutti-frutti – just for fun.

Pam, an artist in our Friday group, helped me with the title. Just about finished, I had it up on an easel in Larkspur. She walked in the door and said “Well that’s a big ‘hello’!” Funny, I was considernig calling it “Hello” but was, as I often am, doubting it. I love having my inclinations accidentally affirmed! So, just after finishng a small rose painting I called “Farewell,” here is “Hello” – marking the partings and greetings of life.

January-February 2020 – 22″x22″ – Watercolor on paper