"Forsythia along the Brandywine", 12x16, original oil on canvas panel- $145(Note: You can click on the picture to see the detail better)
Summer savings! This painting has been reduced for a quick sale. It was painted in the springtime and has lovely colors throughout!
Having spent 50 years of my life living near the historic Brandywine River in Chester County, Pa., I can say that there is no prettier time of the year than springtime! Everything starts coming alive in late April and by end of May the area is just downright ravishing! One of the first signs of spring in the Brandywine Valley are the forsythia. These bushes are downright boring for the majority of the year, but when it's their annual time to be reborn, the sight is truly spectacular. I can't recall how many times, I would round an unexpected bend in the typically winding, hilly roads typical of the Chester County countryside and have my breath near knocked out of my chest at the site of a blooming forsythia- it's golden branches twisting and turning as though performing a sun-kissed ballet as they dance towards the sky. The shrub has vibrant golden blossoms for about two weeks in early spring, and then it goes back into the realm of the merely ordinary for the remainder of the year.
The Brandywine River tends to be more burnt sienna in color than I depicted it here, but that's what artistic license is all about. I wanted to depict Wyeth country in the springtime the way I remember it best- filled with pastel pinks from the dogwoods, verdant pastures gushing gold from the forsythia, and purple hills sprinkled with Queen Anne's Lace. How I miss that gorgeous classy weed in gawdy Florida! I hope Andrew Wyeth will forgive me for displaying his countryside with my overly-gushy palette- God rest his soul!
The American Road Magazine is featuring a story about the Brandywine Valley in their current issue. The magazine is a terrific place to begin to plan a road trip, and features cool road trips around the country . To take a peek at the article about the Brandywine, just click here. Perhaps, you'll want to pay a visit to this area yourself! The Brandywine River Valley is the home of The Brandywine River Museum, Longwood Gardens, Winterthur (the Dupont museum and country estate), The Chadds Ford Winery, not to mention the gorgeous rolling hillsides dotted with horses and ponds, gentlemen's estates and so much more. Guess you can tell I'm still a fan!
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