Thistle in the Snow

It won't be long before we have deep snow on the ground and will only see the tops of many of the dried weeds in the fields.

There are many Scotch thistles in the infield of the track beside the house. I leave them and the milkweed to provide food for the goldfinch and for the monarch butterfly caterpillars.









I had started this painting a couple of years ago along with Thistle in the Snow (see posting on 15 March 2010). It is of the same thistle just taken from opposite sides.

This 5" x 12" original, framed watercolour is available for $195.00.

Trapped

Trapped is an original 3" x 5” framed watercolour.

This is the first in a series of autumn Maple leaves captured by weeds before they finally make their way to their final resting place on the ground.

I found this leaf trapped in among a section of Scotch Thistles along the fence line.

Congratulations to new collector Mrs. Diane Lingenfelter of Scarborough, Ontario on her purchase of this painting

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Snow Thistle

I had noticed a number of Scotch thistles in bloom during the summer along my fence line that had attracted a flock of goldfinches to them looking for the seeds.

This is what it looks like now after one of our major winter snow storms has come through leaving just the top of the thistle to bravely peek its snow crowned head above the top of a snow drift.










This original 5" x 11” framed, watercolour is available for $225.00 by contacting the artist. SOLD

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