{"id":571,"date":"2015-03-24T10:40:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T15:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hagermanart.com\/blog\/?p=571"},"modified":"2015-04-13T08:54:58","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T13:54:58","slug":"first-realistic-bluebonnet-painting-of-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hagermanart.com\/blog\/first-realistic-bluebonnet-painting-of-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"First Realistic Bluebonnet Painting of 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spring Fever is in the air and thankfully I haven&#8217;t been bothered yet by allergies so in celebration I&#8217;m sharing with you my latest realistic bluebonnet painting of 2015. Click on the image for a larger view.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_569\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hagermanart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/spring_perfection_wblrg.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569\" data-attachment-id=\"569\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hagermanart.com\/blog\/first-realistic-bluebonnet-painting-of-2015\/spring_perfection_sml\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hagermanart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/spring_perfection_sml.jpg?fit=350%2C290&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"350,290\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;30&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"spring_perfection_sml\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Spring Perfection 20&amp;#215;24 Oil by William Hagerman copyright 2015&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hagermanart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/spring_perfection_sml.jpg?fit=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hagermanart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/spring_perfection_sml.jpg?fit=350%2C290&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-569\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hagermanart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/spring_perfection_sml-300x249.jpg?resize=300%2C249\" alt=\"realistic landscape bluebonnet oil painting by William Hagerman\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hagermanart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/spring_perfection_sml.jpg?resize=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hagermanart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/spring_perfection_sml.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spring Perfection 20&#215;24 Oil by William Hagerman copyright 2015 $3600.00<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This landscape oil painting was inspired by a location I found on the back roads near Mason, TX.\u00a0 I thought what could be more perfect than blue skies, white clouds, sunshine, cool water and the ever popular bluebonnets cascading down the hillside? Thus the title: <em>Spring Perfection<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Although Texas has been in a drought for some time, we have had more rains and it looks like it will be shaping up to be a good year for color displays in several parts of the state. So if you&#8217;re traveling in Texas here are some links that you might find useful.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">Wildflower reports and other info:<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TexasWildflowerReport\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TexasWildflowerReport<\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/press\/index.php?link=press&amp;id=321\">http:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/press\/index.php?link=press&amp;id=321<\/a>These downloadable eBooks have maps for seeing bluebonnets and other flowers.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildflowerhaven.com\/eBooks.aspx\">http:\/\/www.wildflowerhaven.com\/eBooks.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Safe Traveling and wave as you go by!<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring Fever is in the air and thankfully I haven&#8217;t been bothered yet by allergies so in celebration I&#8217;m sharing with you my latest realistic bluebonnet painting of 2015. 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