I have to admit, prior to Texas, I really didn't have bluebonnets on my radar. But here, they are hard to miss, almost in a saturated sense of titles, businesses, etc. That is, until I got down to the sentiments & legends. It was then, combined with their Klein blue, that ethereal hue which hypnotized me from my first induction, that I got it.
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| Yves Klein, Untitled blue monochrome, Guggenheim, NYC |
There is an abundant hope connected with the fields of bluebonnets. A hope of what is to come, and what is to be. It was with those sentiments that I painted my own version. Being that I was painting flowers, I conjured up a bit of Georgia O'Keefe, in her botanical magnification style. Unfortunately, once again, there is only an iPhone click of the evidence. The original was purchased from the Decadence-n-decay Art wall at The Plaid Peacock in Roanoke, Texas last fall. With spring on the horizon, I'm contemplating painting some more. I just can't get enough of that blue.
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| "Bluebonnets", Janelle Jensen Fritz, 2012 |
For Your Little Friends:
We stumbled upon this book at our local library. We are fans of Tomie de Paola, and loved the way the background of this Texas favorite was captured and depicted. Definitely a worthwhile read, regardless of if you have children or not. This one cut me to the core.
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| The Story of the Bluebonnet, Tomie de Paola |
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