This is an Original Oil Painting

24 × 30

Oil on panel

Maples Shadow Frame

The orange tree I bought last summer provided major inspiration to me over this last winter. I knew it would not survive the cold so hauled it into my fault cozy studio. And that ws when my studio became an Orangerie. I felt like when I opened the door the tree would help me remember that Spring would come but also the orange. The oranges of the tree, while not at all edible, helped me pretend I was in a tropical setting. But it was the light bouncing off the orange orbs that drew me in again and again. And the filtering of light through the leaves. The contrast with that little plant and the ice and snow outside made for many hours of happy painting. I wish I could keep these or at least one of them, but I really can’t keep any of my own art anymore. So I hope someone else sees the magic this little tree made!

This was my third large painting of the Orange tree and more of my studio snuck in. When I was working on this we had so many little random snow days and I would be in my nice warm space and painting orange trees and the contrast of that comes through.

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