GENERATIONS OF MEMORIES

The distant portion of the hillside, covered with Purple Asters, is blocked in with mixes of Dioxazine Purple + Ultramarine Blue + White and Dioxazine Purple + White.

Kim shared a wonderful memory of these Red Pine trees. When she was just a little girl, Kim and her mom stealthily snuck down their road and dug up several small pine saplings. Sneaking back home with their bounty well concealed, they planted the baby trees around their home. These trees hold many heartwarming remembrances.

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So I’ve decided to ‘carve’ the initials of Kim and her husband, Rick, into the trunk of the closest tree. And add those of her Mom and Dad as well.

More Purple Asters are planted as we move closer to the foreground.

Hoary Vervain is another wildflower native to Minnesota. The tall blooms are painted with Magenta + White.

Notice the Red Pine Trunk just above my hand. One of the other tiny saplings Kim and her Mother planted was closer to the house. It became so large they had to build their deck around it. Kim’s Dad named the tree ‘Gertrude’! So I’ve carved ‘Gertrude’ into this trunk to commemorate him. This was accomplished by etching the letters into the wet paint of the tree with the brush shown above, dipped in a thin oil mix of MUD (2 parts Ultramarine Blue + 1 part Alizarin Crimson) + Liquin Original.

Centers of the Purple Asters are made with Cadmium Red Deep, Cadmium Orange and Cadmium Yellow Medium.

As strange as it may seem, the Yellow Black Eyed Susans are first blocked in with several shades of Red: Cadmium Red Deep + Magenta, Cadmium Red Deep and Cadmium Red Light. The leaves are different mixes of Pthalo Blue + Lemon Yellow.

Basically three steps turn the red blobs into the Black Eyed Susans. #1. We begin with the blocked in red flowers surrounded by the green foliage. #2. Yellow Petals are added with Cadmium Yellow Medium + a touch of MUD, Cadmium Yellow Medium and Cadmium Lemon Yellow. #3. The distinctive dark centers are then delineated with MUD + Liquin Original.

A zippy Hummingbird has decided to visit and feast on the Hoary Vervain!

The Magenta blooms provide plenty of sweet nectar for our welcome friend.

GENERATIONS OF MEMORIES 16 inches by 20 inches

How many sunsets have been enjoyed by Kim, Rick, their parents, siblings, children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews? Only Our Lord knows the precise number. However, I pray this painting will bring GENERATIONS OF MEMORIES of lots of wonderful times at the lake to warm the hearts of Kim and Rick.

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