Up on a Hill...

As I mentioned in my previous post, searching for bluebonnets and pretending to be Lady Bird Johnson, one day last week, the news media informed those that was watching the station on TV, that the bluebonnets were in full bloom close by. I drove there and took photos. The very next day, the sky cleared and the sun was shinning. I went back. This time I took my lensball with me. I took only three photos, -the hot sun can quickly burn your fingers and sting if you hold it up in the sun too long... but the colors were very intense...

As I drove home, I was inspired to sketch them. The beauty of the blue hillside along the highway was etched in my mind. When I got home, I brought out my sketch pad, pencil, and then when the sketch was done, I brought out my colored pencils and began to color and shade the petals in...

...the end result:




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"It's not only the state flower but also a kind of floral trademark almost as well known to outsiders as cowboy boots and the Stetson hat." He also said: "The bluebonnet is to Texas what the shamrock is to Ireland, the cherry blossom to Japan, the lily to France, the rose to England and the tulip to Holland."

Jack Maguire

Bluebonnet Lore