"Mum Shadow" fine art painting by Rebecca Zook

Fall is here and that means garden mums can't be far behind. Here are some that will bloom year round on your wall.

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"Mum Shadow"
12" x 9"
Acrylic on Masonite
Location: Artist Studio
$349

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Rebecca Zook Fine Art
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Painting with Plants

The miniature irises in my garden are the first to herald the coming Spring. From that point until the first freeze a battle ensues. My drive to paint pitted again a passion to dig in the dirt. My garden is an ever evolving living canvas. Plants are my paints. I play with their colors, textures and placement in much the same way. I have favorites that I come back to year after year, but new plants are explored with some succeeding, some failing. It's a learning process.

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About the painting:

This piece, "Mum Shadows," is from a photo I took last Fall in my garden. The mums grow next to a sandstone boulder and I was attracted to the long blue shadows they cast onto the rock. They are of equal importance to this piece as the flowers themselves. I likely painted the first flower 5 different times trying to work out the best method of portraying the petals to stay true to the plant. Unlike the uniform, structured pots of mums that can be purchased each fall, I like to let mine grow back year after year so that they take on a more natural appearance. This piece will be on display

in the historic downtown square in Granbury, Texas for the Gardens of Granbury and Glen Rose painting and photography show April 27th through May 1st at Granbury Square Plaza. Stop by. I'll be painting both Friday and Saturday nights. I haven't signed it yet. I'm fighting with myself on whether it should horizontal or vertical.

"Mum Shadows"

9x12

Acrylic on board

$325.00

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Chrysanthemums

15x22 watercolor on Saunders 140 lb cold press paper of a colorful collection of mums just ready to plant.
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