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Just before leaving for a warmer place, I painted this scene from a photo I took. To me, the prettiest winter scenes happen right when the snow stops and the sun is starting to emerge. That was the case here. It was clean and bright with maximum snow and shadow contrast.
I took a beekeeping class a few years ago and came away just astonished by the amazing societal world of bees. Since then I can't help but watch them closely and study which garden flowers attract the most activity. This past growing season, ornamental allium and coneflowers seemed to be their favorite pollen sources. With the winter temperatures plummeting, I decided a floral painting would just the topic that would give me a break from the winter, black, brown, gray and white palette outside. My color temperatures mimic a midday cool skyblue light and warm shadow undertones.
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