First Synthesis: second development

... I was pondering this thought of what it is I could incorporate into my painting while walking around on the downtown campus at WVU a few weeks ago. I wondered and mused about complicated meanings, fantasy themed backgrounds, simplicity, and... bright yellow leaves. It just kind of hit me that way. Behind Colson Hall and just down the hill a few paces is a Sweetgum tree. It is on the other side of the road and behind the metal railing which is set into the sidewalk. I stopped on this sidewalk and peared up at the tree with its five-pointed, yellow leaves and spiky balls that carry its seeds. Bright yellow leaves would make a nice addition to my bright yellow painting. I could cleverly incorporate the leaves into the painting by making the petals out of these leaves. Thus, I would be incorporating something into the painting just as I had wanted, and I would be incorporating two seasons that would bring bright happy colors to an otherwise gray winter...


This is a poor quality image of Sweetgum leaves from my phone. They are much brighter yellow than they appear here. Also included in the mix are reds and browns as are usual with fall colors. As you can see, the only problem with putting together a painting using five-pointed leaves is painting several five-pointed leaves. That is, painting these sorts of leaves would be very time consuming, and I only have a limited amount of time for this English project...