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Title
Texas Prairie - Gentle Hills In Springtime
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo
Description
In this roadside color photograph, the gentle hills of rural Texas, where the Gulf Coast Plains meet the Texas Prairie, show a lovely springtime display of Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja spp.) in the foreground. A subtle brush-stroke of Texas bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis, L. subcarnosus) draws the eye to a distant hill. Pale blue sky with soft white clouds.
We Texans are accustomed to seeing vast fields of bluebonnets in the spring. But I found this style of planting to be a refreshing departure from the norm. Here the Indian paintbrush are featured, and naturally so.
Indian Paintbrush are a common wildflower in the snapdragon family. In Texas, most often found along the highways or beautifying the fields and hills in or near the Hill Country. They are frequently seen mixed with, or planted in fields adjacent to, Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis, L. subcarnosus), as seen here.
As perennials, wildflowers pop up on their own. But Texas farmers and ranchers, inspired by Lady Bird Johnson's Highway Beautification Project decades ago, often seed their fields to provide solid flowers of a chosen color. Along the road itself, one usually finds a mix--often with one type of flower and color predominating, and others sprinkled in, creating random patterns of natural beauty. In Texas it is illegal to pick wildflowers.
Copyright 2012-14 Connie Steitz Fox. All Rights Reserved.
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Nikon D80. Nikkor 50mm/5.8 lens, circular polarizer, ND filter.
FEATURED on the homepages of Premium FAA Artists and Beauty, April 2014, Weekly Fun For All Mediums, May 2014, and Texas Landscape and Landmark Photography, August 2014. Top-spot feature in the ABC Group - S is For Spring, April 2020. Also featured in Off the Beaten Path, Images That Excite You, Just Perfect, and No Place Like Home, April 2020. Featured by Nikon Full Frame Cameras, June 2020. My thanks!
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April 2nd, 2012
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Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Outstanding springtime composition, lighting, shading, beautiful color and artwork! F/L voted
Janesville, CA - United States
Wonderful work, Connie! Voted in the No Place Like Home Spring Logo Contest.
Katy, TX - United States
Thank you, Doug Norkum, for the lovely feature in Nikon Full Frame Cameras!
Katy, TX - United States
I'm delighted with the homepage feature in the group No Place Like Home. Thank you, Jenny Soper, for choosing it!
Katy, TX - United States
Janis Vaiba, thank you for the homepage feature in your group, Just Perfect!
Titusville, FL - United States
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Bedford, NS - Canada
Congratulations Connie on being featured in the FAA Group 'Off the Beaten Path.' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured image(s) in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / Image Archive.’ l/f/t/p
Western, IL - United States
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC GROUP from the S IS FOR SPRING themed week, APRIL 6 - April 13 2020. You are invited to add this wonderful art to the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP.
Houston, TX - United States
Thank you, Judy, for your lovely comment. Thank you, too, for featuring this image in Texas Landscape and Landmark Photography. I very much appreciate that!
Conyers, GA - United States
I can imagine leaning on the fence rail and taking in all that beautiful scenery. This is a wonderful photo Connie.
Connie Fox replied:
Around every bend in the road, there's always a different view. I liked this especially because of that little patch of bluebonnets up on the hill. So glad you could imagine yourself here, relaxing and enjoying the beauty of it all.
Houston, TX - United States
Thank you, Chrisann Ellis, for featuring this image in Weekly Fun For All Mediums! I'm delighted!
Goshen, IN - United States
Beautiful gentle rolling landscape and spring colors! Wonderful work! v/f
Pickering, ON - Canada
Newborn green and wildflowers beautifully presented; life is grand
Connie Fox replied:
Life is certainly grand in Texas, especially in spring. Thanks so much for your wonderful comment, Henry!
Surrey, BC - Canada
Lovely landscape, Connie. It makes want to walk through these beautiful flower fields. vf
Connie Fox replied:
Thank you so much, Sabine. What a lovely thing to say. Actually people love to lie down in them, and photograph their children doing so (as if they're making snow angels!). Very fun.
Sissinghurst, Ke - United Kingdom
This is beautiful, Connie! Lovely swathes of red and I noticed the background blues immediately. A beautiful addition to the scene.........L/F
Connie Fox replied:
Thank you so much, Mr. Bennett, for appreciating this scene. You noticed the same things I did at the moment I decided to capture it. The blues on the hilltop are indeed bluebonnets, though not your typical bluebonnet scene. Much more subtle, which I liked. Apparently you understood that, and that was lovely. Thanks!
Reno, NV - United States
Lovely scene Connie!...L
Connie Fox replied:
Thank you, Donna! I had ordered it as a greeting card, and it arrived last evening. I'm thrilled with how it turned out.
Houston, TX - United States
Thank you, James Lanigan Thompson, for featuring this newly reprocessed image, "Texas Prairie - Gentle Hills in Springtime," on the homepage of Beauty. I'm so happy you like this. Reprocessing was apparently time well-spent, and I appreciate the honor.
Houston, TX - United States
Thank you, Dan Marinescu, for featuring this newly reprocessed image in Premium FAA Artists. This time I "found" the sky and discovered it was quite beautiful that day. Thank you for the homepage feature, and for validating my efforts. I really appreciate that.
Houston, TX - United States
Thanks so much, Mary. Love getting feedback. It helps to learn what people find appealing. Actually it was that gentle patch of bluebonnets on the distant hill that initially caught my eye.
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