8 x 10 inches Oil on hardboard
Officially this is Wadsworth Pond, but because it's at Prickly Mountain, it's usually called Prickly Pond. I planted the willow tree 20 years ago, thinking it would have long willows to swing on, like I had growing up. Well, turns out there are many varieties of willow trees, and this one is just a stunted kind. Hmmm, I guess it has a distinctive shape nevertheless, just not as functional as I was hoping for.
We used to spend summers in Vermont (Tunbridge & South Strafford) and this painting brings me back in time. You captured the dense coloration and oh, the pond! When does one outgrow the urge to catch orange salamanders? How lovely to have planted that tree!!
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