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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Roadside Red Bud Trees SOLD

'Roadside Red Buds' 12x16 pastel
On the drive up to Blue Ridge I had my camera handy for photo ops. I saw some bright pink up ahead and managed to snap a photo of these red bud trees as we sped past them. I have gotten pretty good at 'highway photography'. It's all about anticipating the shot and a lot of luck! I once got a great shot of a hawk harrassing a raven as we drove past them at 80 mph! This painting is done on an Ampersand Pastelbord with watercolor underpainting.

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7 comments:

Miriam said...

Oi Karen!

Cada dia que visito seu blog, mais e mais admiro suas pinturas. Talentosa!

:-)

11:42 PM
Helen Harris said...

Once again ,you've captured a breathe of air, the song of birds,the smell of the flowers & grasses...thank you

8:17 AM
Miki Willa said...

Great painting. I really miss spotting the red buds peeking out from the trees on my drives through the Virginia countryside. Thanks for this treat.

10:55 AM
Karen said...

Miriam,
Thank you for visiting my blog!

12:21 PM
Karen said...

Helen,
Thank you for your kind words, you made my morning!

12:21 PM
Karen said...

Hi Miki,
Good to see you. Thank you!!! I love the red buds...I need to plant my own!!

12:22 PM
Jo Castillo said...

Karen, this is lovely. Great gesture. I thought I was good getting photos at 60mph, ha!

11:14 AM

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