Second Spring - Oil of Linen Panel - 12 x 16 inches
Los Angeles is not always paradise. Where we live the streets are often too crowded, the summers are furnace hot. Fall, commonly referred to as fire season, brings a few days – sometimes weeks – of dry, hot Santa Ana winds which blow with hurricane force.
But one thing, a huge thing, LA has going for it is what I think of as its second spring. In nearly every other part of the country fall means leaves are turning, the grass is dying and winter is clearly on its way. It is now December and our grass is still green and our garden is a cloud of soft cream, pink and blue. Bougainvillea is in glorious deep magenta bloom. Hummingbirds feed on the flower nectar and Monarch butterflies stop to visit as they migrate from Mexico to northern California.
Two weeks ago I brought these roses in from the garden. Washed with early morning sunlight, the lure to paint them was too strong to ignore. I offer them to you as a gift of the season – our second spring.
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They are beautiful, Michael…
And right now all over the area where you and I live the trees are alive with gorgeous color!! It seems to be fading fast, but it IS beautiful!! I was just down in Caballero Canyon painting yesterday…. ahhhhhhhh California fall!
Beautiful painting!
It’s already fall in my part of Los Angeles. We don’t have snow and the sun is hot, but the air is cold and I think I can smell snows that are north.
Thanks for sharing the beauty of fall in California. You have captured the elegance of the roses that are bountiful right now. I really appreciate the glow, and the reminder of how fortunate we are to live in California. Exquisite work.
Marian, Katherine and Jackie – Thank you for your kind words. Since posting this the winter has definitely come to LA. The mountains are gorgeous covered with snow. I just hope the coming storm does not bring warm rain that washes it all away.
Blessings for a great holiday season to you all.
beautiful work , i particularly like the handling of sunlight around the flowers and on the vase……….and wonderful description of life in your part of the world.
Sorry for writing offtopic … which WP theme do you use? It’s looking awesome.
rahinaqh – Thank you so much. Yes, I do love that light.
Secebleaf – No problem about drifting off topic. The theme is Carrington by Crowd Favorite. I have done a little tweaking on the CSS and added my own header image, of course.