Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Trilliums... Trout Flowers... Transience and Transcendence




On Saturday morning I awoke at 5:50 am to discover a blinding.. whiteout... winter... wind-driven rage outside. Within the space of an hour that sight was replaced by sunny, blue skies... but the cold temperature remained for the rest of the day.

On Monday afternoon... I decided to go out to paint and dressed warmly to prepare for the chilly weather. As I drove down Mt St Louis Road to my painting destination, I was stopped dead in my tracks by another incredulous discovery. The woodlands on either side of the road were blanketed in white! No... not snow... but rather waves of white trilliums! This is a very early date of occurrence for this annual stage of Spring's arrival.

I have include some jpegs to demonstrate this purely Ontario happening. The trillium is the official Provincial Wildflower for Ontario because of its wide range within the woodland areas across the entire province. It is always a "Transcendental Moment" for "Me" personally. It guarantees an end to winter's long reign... and signifies Spring's triumph!How these delicate flowers could prevail in such harsh cold conditions is a deep mystery to "Me"!

Fully enthused and encouraged... I proceeded down to Ingram Road... a favourite haunt of mine that has provided many successful sketches in the past. I call it affectionately.... "The Honey Hole"! I set up quickly on the brink of the hill where the 6th Line and Ingram Road converge and set to work on a 10x12 inch toned panel. In less than two hours... I was packing my gear and headed back towards home.

What a wonderful and uplifting afternoon... "out there"! Life doesn't get any better! "I" feel deeply blessed to be able to experience the true joy of "being fully alive"!

Good Painting to All! ... Get "out there"!

22 comments:

  1. Beautiful painting and wonderful wonderful photos!!!! You ARE enjoying life!!

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  2. Hi Marian!... "I" AM indeed enjoying life! Every day is a blessing... and an opportunity to make another painting!

    Spring evokes the VERY best in us all... as is evident in your postings ... and in the many others that I enjoy from other artists who enjoy blogging!

    Thank "You" for visiting... and for the encouraging comments!

    Good painting to "You"!
    Warmest regards,
    Bruce

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  3. Winter seems to keep trying to return here too, but with flowers coming up all over Spring has hopefully got the upper hand.

    The trilliums look like our snowdrops, the first sign of Spring in the woodlands.

    Your painting seems full of your joy in the season: Full of warmth and sunshine.

    Have fun in the sun,
    Keith

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  4. Hi Keith!... Good to hear from "You" again!Yes... Winter seems reluctant to relinquish his crown for sure... but I have grown to accept that this is truly April's way in these parts!

    Glad that "You" could find warmth... sunshine and joy in my painting.... "I" achieved what "I" set out to in its painting then!Thank "You" for the compliment!

    Good painting and Happy Spring to "You".Enjoy those short-lived snowdrops of Scotland!
    Warm regards,
    Bruce

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  5. Thanks again, Bruce, for your comment on my blog! Now I have discovered yours and I am looking forward to exploring it further! I like your work!!

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  6. Thank "You" too ... for visiting and for your encouragement! Nice to find people... "out there"... who share the journey and a common passion for living... and expressing themselves in a positive way!

    Good Painting!
    Warm regards,
    Bruce

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  7. I so love that little painting!! What a great piece....I can see the enjoyment in the painting...bet it just flowed off the brush. Love the trillium's..little gems!

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  8. That's a mighty fine 2 hour painting! Love the density and richness of the colors, especially the counterpoint of the purple shadows, is enchanting. You have really captured the warmth of spring sunshine.

    Supposedly we have trillium around here. Have only seen it once or twice in wooded areas. You have indeed been blessed with finding and abundance of this marvelous little plant.

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  9. Hi again Theresa!... Thanks for visiting and for the encouraging comments!

    You're quite right... I was ready to paint and the picture fairly "painted itself"... one of those pleasurable zen moments!Being immeresed in all the sights... sounds and smells really triggers good motivation to create!

    Love your colourful... upbeat blue heron piece! Frozen moment for sure! Well done!

    Good painting!
    Warm regards,
    Bruce

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  10. Hi Kaylan! Welcome to my site... and thank "You" for becoming a Follower!

    Thank "You" for your very complimentary and observant comments regarding my picture!Spring really does motivate "Me" to "let it all hang out"... and certainly being "out there" really contributes to feeling the fullness of the subject before one! There is no substitute for that outdoor learning opportunity! It pays great dividends later in the confines of the studio.

    Keep searching for those "fugitive" trilliums... but better hurry! They're here for a short time!

    Good painting!
    Warm regards,
    Bruce

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  11. excellent bruce
    your painting is
    so full of light and like you so full of life

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  12. Hi Bruce,

    What a beautiful painting. Thank you for sharing the photo's. I love the tones you have captured. It makes us feel as though we are there. Excellent.

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  13. Hi Rob!.... Thanks for the uplifting comment today! The fact that it comes from "You" makes ity even more uplifting... as uplifting as viewing your wonderful light-filled paintings of Wales!

    "I" very much admire the light and colour in your work... always a constant in every post!

    Good painting!
    Warmest regards,
    Bruce

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  14. Thank "You" Joan... for your visit... and for your gratifying comments!

    "I" am happy that my painting transports "You" into my space! It is indeed pleasureful for
    Me" to share ideas... paintings and "snippets" from my own journey with appreciative and like thinking... creative individuals like your Self!

    Your wonderful site continues to provide the very same thing for "Me"... and a host of others! I look forward to our "connections"!

    Good Painting!
    Warm Regards,
    Bruce

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  15. Wonderful color and brush work...you certainly capture "the moment" well, as with all your work!

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  16. Thank "You" Denny... for your comments... I really value your input!

    I love your Portsmouth "creations".... love the way that you reconstruct reality to suit your own purpose and thereby create stronger pictorial interest! Good on Ya!!! Great colour too!

    Good Painting and happy Spring!
    Regards,
    Bruce

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  17. Thank you for the heads up on the trillium. I venture north every year to seek them out. I hadn't thought of them being this early, but of course they are; the peach blossoms here in Niagara are 18 days early this year.
    Love your painting; enjoy the spring!
    Regards
    Ruby

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  18. Hi Ruby!... Thanks for your return visit!

    You're quite right .... everything is about three weeks ahead of schedule here... including the blackflies... which I encountered... "en masse"... and biting on my last morning walk!!!

    This will make the outdoor painting a little less enjoyable for "Me"... since I am now allergic to their dastardly bites... as a result of being bitten... by too many... too often!

    Glad that "You" enjoyed the painting! Enjoy all thatSpring has to offer... it is so brief a season! I envy you the peach blossum experience... I'll have to settle for apple blossums... which are at this moment just opening!

    Good painting... and Happy Spring!
    Warm regards,
    Bruce

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  19. When you're happy and you know it, then your painting's bound to show it!

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  20. Thank "You" Linny!... "I" did indeed feel happy when painting this one! When the world is right... then so goes one's painting "I" find!

    Your paintings ALWAYS have a happy feeling attached to them... and it travels outward to others!

    Good Painting... and MUCH Happiness
    Warm regards,
    Bruce!

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  22. Hi there Soniana! ...You got the drift! This site is about sharing..... good art... and mostly Happiness!

    Welcome aboard! Do visit again!

    Warmest regards,
    Bruce

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