I took a snapshot of our Bougainvillea plant that has survived the deer eating it to the nubbins last spring. My wife and I have nursed it back to life through the heat of this summer and are delighted to see the blooms. I have included bougainvillea in a couple of butterfly paintings and now considering how beautiful they would look in a dedicated work. But, as I see many prospects through my painter’s eye, I have so many things I want to paint… Maybe the Bougainvillea will be next… or not?
Jimmie Bartlett