Sometimes they just want to be painted!

Last year I wanted to paint some white azaleas, but I didn't have any growing in our yard and I wasn't brave enough to go around the neighborhood asking for some. 

This year Spring had a little surprise for me. Out of nowhere I found a small white azalea plant in our back yard, it had about a dozen blooms...oh I was happy.  

I cut almost all of them, picked a few purple ones from our neighbor, Ellen's yard and got to work. It took a while to finish - this is  the largest still life painting I've completed, but it was so much fun to paint. Here it is:

Azaleas - Oil on canvas 30" x 40"

Another one for some detail:

Azaleas

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MT