Showing posts with label photo of praying mantis on African Tulip tree blossom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photo of praying mantis on African Tulip tree blossom. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Joyous Celebration (African Tulip Tree)


"Joyous Celebration"
20" x 24" Acrylic on gallery wrap canvas

The beautiful and intense color of the African Tulip Tree blossoms is truly a joy to behold.   They were introduced to Hawaii as ornamental landscape trees, but some have found their way into "the wild" and are a threat to native species.   Below is the reference photo for the above painting.


I decided to not put the praying mantis shown in this photo in the painting.   That particular insect is very creepy to me !

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Studio :   Carol Reynolds
               P O Box 22246
               Honolulu, Hawaii 96823-2246