Texas Hill Country Springtime Bluebonnets and Wildflowers - William A. Slaughter

 
Canvas Size: 11 x 14 in.
Frame Size: 18 x 21 in.
Signed, bottom left "W. A. Slaughter '75"
 
This luminous oil on canvas captures the happiness and optimism of a spring landscape in Texas, blanketed with the iconic state flower, the bluebonnet, and other red and yellow wildflowers. Lady Bird Johnson would be proud!
 
Another icon of the natural Texas landscape, a majestic, sprawling live oak tree, surrounded by mesquite brush, inhabits the midground of the composition. The tree's dark, gnarled canopy provides a striking contrast to the bright sky and flowers. The foreground includes scattered white rocks, and prickly pear cacti, leading the eye into In the distant horizon where a hazy blue hill rises under a soft, pale blue sky dotted with gentle white clouds. The overall effect is a lush, flourishing celebration of the natural beauty of the Texas countryside.
 
The painting is ready to hang in an ornate, vintage, gesso and gold leaf frame.