An original oil painting, on canvas panel
24x18", unframed
$2,000.00, - (plus $25.00, pack and ship)
Some years ago, I had a few clusters of seed pods and dried leaves of a china tree,
which I used as subjects for still-life drawings and paintings, such as this one which has
been in storage since that time. The trees, also commonly called varnish trees or golden
rain trees, are native to China, and are now considered an invasive species in Florida,
but they are not so plentiful in the middle-west. The pods are rather unusual, little,
three-lobed, lantern shapes, with paper-thin husks, which makes them interesting to
draw and paint. I wish I still had some.
The ceramic cat figurine in the painting, is one of a pair which have been in the family
since at least as far back as the 1940's, when most of the ceramic figurines which were
flooding into the country were made in Japan. I have used them in paintings a number
of times, changing their color as needed to suit the compositions. Looking at this
painting now, I'm wondering if it might be time to add a ceramic mouse. That seems
apropos, since just about any little, ceramic mouse we can buy today is most likely
made in China.
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