Description

Waterfall
Fritillary, Barnhardt Waterfall Trail, Mazatzal Wilderness
Bloomed 4-14-24 2:50 PM
30×10 Oil on Canvas

$2400

It’s always exciting to see something for the first time. In 2023 on the Barnhardt Waterfall trail, I spotted a few Fritillaries (or Leopard Liles). I had never seen them before in Arizona and was delighted. I snapped photos, made some notes, and planned a trip back the following year at about the same time.

It was worth the wait. The following year, with plenty of autumn rain, there were more plants than the previous year. Randy and I had a great hike to the gushing waterfall at the top of the trail, and I began to plan the painting in my mind. Two years after the inspiration, the painting finally came to life. I chose to paint a tall, stately portrait of the plant, in tribute to the waterfall.

With good stewardship, we should see these beautiful plants year after year.