Showing posts with label Red Maple Leaves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red Maple Leaves. Show all posts

Friday, November 26, 2010

Red Maple Fists

Flaming red maples subdued by increasing cold and darkness, go dormant. Sap fails to rise. The leaves dry into ruddy, seven-fingered hands that clench shut into tight fists which shake angrily in the frigid winds.
- Nancy Boudreau

This painting is 5 x 7 inches and is acrylic on gessoed mat board, housed in a cream colored mat. The text above is handwritten on the back of the painting, which is also signed and dated.