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Medium: Oil paint
Support: Canvas
Size: 20x20 in. (50.8x50.8 cm)

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Painting 009. Tractor and Mansion, Carmel, Indiana.

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This is a typical suburban scene in Carmel, which is just north of Indianapolis. Farmlands are dotted with McMansions. This particular mansion looks like it's been here for a longer time than most of the houses here.

Medium: Oil paint
Support: Canvas
Size: 16x20 in. (40x50 cm)

Painting # 008. Peonies at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

I took a photo of these peonies just before the Bloggers Anonymous event at the IMA last week. This cultivar is named Eden's Perfume. They had a lovely, sweet scent of floral perfume.

The peony is the state flower of Indiana.

"The peony (Paeonia) was adopted as the state flower by the 1957 General Assembly (Indiana Code 1-2-7). From 1931 to 1957 the zinnia was the state flower. The peony blooms the last of May and early June in various shades of red and pink and also in white; it occurs in single and double forms. No particular variety or color was designated by the General Assembly. It is cultivated widely throughout the state and is extremely popular for decorating gravesites for Memorial Day. "

The peony (Paeonia) was adopted as the state flower by the 1957 General Assembly (Indiana Code 1-2-7). From 1931 to 1957 the zinnia was the state flower. The peony blooms the last of May and early June in various shades of red and pink and also in white; it occurs in single and double forms. No particular variety or color was designated by the General Assembly. It is cultivated widely throughout the state and is extremely popular for decorating gravesites for Memorial Day."

Painting # 006. Hummel Park, Plainfield, Indiana. May 2010.

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Medium: Oil paint

Support: Canvas

Size: 16x20in. (40x50 cm)

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Hummel Park in Plainfield has this little stream under a bridge. All the rocks look like they were added artificially, but they're fun to mess with, and there are almost always a few people hanging out down there. This is where I skipped a stone for the first time.

Painting # 001. Raccoon Lake, Indiana.

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Medium: Oil paint

Support: Canvas

Size: 16x20 in. (40x50 cm)

$150.00