Hibiscus, 23x30, acrylic on flat panel, $1300 plus s&h. Link to purchase is below and questions can always come to me. This painting was stubborn (which is entirely on brand for a Shetland Pony). She showed up back in May as a demonstration piece for my online classroom. During the demo she grew wings, and during subsequent paint sessions I got so hung up on the idea of Pegasus that I stopped listening to the painting. As a result, the piece was overworked and boring. Ultimately I stripped her of her wings and set her on the shelf. I bemoaned the loss of her spark while she oversaw what played out on my easel for three months. Yesterday I decided to give her another try. The stars were aligned properly or maybe it was just that she was waiting for the hibiscus to be fully in bloom. Whatever it was, the magic came back over the course of the painting session. I brought some of what I learned in my summer workshop to play - thick, painterly marks, broken and ...