Hydrangeas

This painting I call a 're-tread".  Like the tires with that name I decided to try and give it new life. (After first discarding it in a pile used for painting on the back)  When I lived on Long Island my hydrangeas flourished on my property.  These bushes had a long history of coming first from Brooklyn in my grandmother's garden, to my mother's garden and then when I had my first home, cuttings were given to me.  I developed a love for these large, colorful blooms that filled my yard with beauty.  So now when I can, I happily paint them.  Good news!  When I moved to Florida my daughter Heather took some of these plants and now they flower beautifully in her garden in Sturbridge MA!