Summer Sunning
by Sandi Howell
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10.500 x 14.000 inches
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Title
Summer Sunning
Artist
Sandi Howell
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
My husband and I have redone areas of our garden over the years, and one area was the koi pond. Large orange dragonflies, also known as Flame Skimmers, had frequented the garden pond every summer without fail. One summer, the pond had been removed and we were in a state of construction when I noticed that the new offspring of last year�s Flame Skimmers were buzzing around the construction site in circles. Apparently they were looking for the long lily plant stem perch that overlooked the pond which had since been removed during construction of the new pond. Suddenly it dawned on me that these creatures that only live a few months, had been programmed genetically to know where they had come from and where their parent(s) had perched, even if it didn�t exist anymore! I felt sad that they were seemingly confused at this arrangement, and found myself wishing we had the pond finished so that their life cycle could complete itself once again. Eventually the pond was finished and our dragonfly habitat was restored. I decided to honor these amazing insects with a detailed painting of one of them on its favorite perch.
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February 11th, 2013
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