New Growth

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

New Growth by Amy Crook

New Growth by Amy Crook

Spring is creeping out into the US despite the weather, with daffodils here and brave buds there. Here in California we’ve got lots of flowers and new leaves, though there’s a yellow edge to some of them with the drought.

This painting echoes those delicate new leaves and water-drenched old growth, unfurling after a life-giving rain shower.

Art can symbolize something you want in life, and be a talisman for your own movement in that direction. Is there somewhere you could use a breath of spring and a burst of new growth?

New Growth, 7″5″ Japanese watercolor on Arches cover black paper.

New Growth, detail, by Amy Crook

New Growth, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see how there’s a ghost of yellow even beyond the spray of new growth, like the mists of pollen floating on the page. Below, you can see the painting in a frame, washed bright in the spring sunshine.

New Growth, framed art by Amy Crook

New Growth, framed art by Amy Crook

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