Garden Wild Original Acrylic Painting on New York Slate

This is an original acrylic painting on Granville, NY slate, titled "Garden Wild". I fell in love with slate when I lived in Saratoga Springs, New York. It was in 2010 that I made a trip to Granville and found this gorgeous slate. I collected and smoothed down the rough edges of the slate before I started painting. I painted a trumpet creeper, honeysuckle and some local flora. A bumblebee, weevil, ladybug, and a frog are also depicted. This is one of the first pieces I painted when I was teaching myself to paint. I added the bugs because I always loved those Dutch painters that painted the flowers in vases and included all kinds of insects. I sealed everything with a UV resistant clear coating to protect the artwork. It is 15.5 x 9.5 inches and weighs about 1 pound. I really enjoyed painting this and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. A free display stand is included, (not shown). This art work is handmade in the USA. Signed, dated, titled and copyrighted by Laura Wilson. Yo