Hot pink azaleas

Azaleas and Limes

The hot pink azalea is São Paulo´s state flower and it splashes color in cities and in the countryside.


Until recently I painted with a group of five artists every Wed. The day we painted this, one artist brought in a bouquet of azaleas, another the grapes. The hostess went to her garden and plucked the limes right off her tree. I like painting silver, because of  the reflections.


This painting was the center of attention at a gathering of old friends last month and each related her personal life's story using the objects in the painting as symbols for comments. I liked Cindy saying that we are like the grapes and when we reach just the right point of maturity, we´ll become a fine wine and fill the empty bottle.  Sally said we are like the silver,  because even though we get "tarnished" by life´s challenges, we still polish up and regain our luster!
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