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A few days before my recent painting exhibit Ever Green I became possessed by the spirit of this image. With about 36 hours to spare, and between school drop-offs and deadlines, I quickly stretched another linen canvas and set to work. I barely finished it in time. Maybe inspiration does flow freely under stress and pressure, as people often say. Nonetheless, I was in a fevered state and my imagination was completely captured. Nothing was going to stop me.
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This image now poses a question…
Did this endangered plant serendipitously grow right up through the center of this tangled barbed wire? Or, did the wire wrap itself elegantly around this plant, enraptured in a love affair?
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Historically the Western Prairie Fringed Orchid could be found in my home place, Oklahoma, among other Western states.
My intent is to bring awareness to this important and immediate issue.