This oil painting on canvas is 18 by 40 inches.
I saw the plant that inspired this painting from below. From this vantage point I imagined being an animal in a jungle. I imagined also that if I would feel safe hidden there.
I photograph the plant at the Chicago arboretum near Lincoln Park Zoo. I love Chicago. When I visit I always go to the this place; this large green house is filled with beautiful and delicate ferns, many different flowers including orchids and other tropical plants from all over the world. There is water running from several fountains making this place humid. There are man made rock formations that have mosses to growing on them. The lighting is soft and cool giving a dream-like quality to this is paradise. One could spend an entire afternoon there just relaxing to the sounds and sights, like paradise.
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