Desert Willow 18x24 inches desert art the mama bird and her

the mama bird and her three baby chicks symbolize my mom

It made for a nice contrast of shapes and shadows in this overhead image

hence their name “Orange Bells

I knew I would paint from one of them

Desert Willow 18x24 inches desert art the mama bird and herWe have three Desert Willow trees in our front yard in Arizona. The first winter I arrived there I thought they had died. Their leaves were gone, and all the other trees were green and lush. Later, I found out they are deciduous trees, (and lose their leaves annually). When spring arrived the willow trees leaves and beautiful pink blossoms grew back again. I liked the contrast of shapesthe long green leaves against the flowers soft contoursso I made