The Equinox Song of Crocus

This painting began as a painting study done from a life model . The straw hat and kneeling pose made her appear to be gardening. The model wore a chartreuse dress with violet details which was sublime. The studio painting was started on the Spring Equinox, a special day of the year for me. I had been thinking about “vessels” and the various meanings of the word, my crocus were blooming and I had been tending the memorial garden in my yard where my parent’s ashes are buried. I was also thinking about the series I began last year titled “Natures Patina” which delves into the effects of the elements of nature and how they affect the world around us. I had recently received more of an education of the human heart than I wanted , as my husband’s  heart disease became critical…more vessels, more decay, more crocus blooming in my garden than last year! I continued to paint intuitively until the piece spoke to me and I was able to refine and call it finished. It can be summed up by the quote “Hope Springs Eternal”