Oh how I love these lilacs! I can remember my grandma bringing in these blooms when I was very small. She would hold them down for me to smell their heady sweet fragrance, then put them in a vase to waft into the rooms of the house. I look forward to these every year, and they are especially beautiful this season! I think they are grateful that we trimmed out some limbs from overhead last year, giving them plenty of sunshine. I hope I get a chance to paint them in oil before they fade! Painting number 2659 in 2659 days.
I really like lilacs. I had a beautiful row of them when I lived in N. Idaho. I wish I could create like you to paint my memories.
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