A close-up of my oil painting of Strongylodon elmeri I illustrated for my recent book, Pathless Forest, following an encounter with it in the Philippines. Unlike the commonly-planted jade vine, this species' flowers come in great globes that hang like chandeliers from the canopy. Tweet added by Chris Thorogood @thorogoodchris1

Chris Thorogood

3 months

A close-up of my oil painting of Strongylodon elmeri I illustrated for my recent book, Pathless Forest, following an encounter with it in the Philippines. Unlike the commonly-planted jade vine, this species' flowers come in great globes that hang like chandeliers from the canopy.

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Cynthia Simpson

@Scampi101

3 months

@thorogoodchris1 Magnificent oil painting, Chris! Love it! I will ask my friends from the Philippines if they have ever seen this or the jade vine! (They live in the States now but go back and forth). Happy Sunday to you and a good, productive and joyful week ahead!

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Chris Thorogood

@thorogoodchris1

3 months

@Scampi101 Thank you Cynthia I'm sure they will know of the jade vine (but not this particular species unless they are botanists) 👌🏻

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Dame Artist Stanley 🐡💙 🇺🇦 #Rejoin 50sWomen

@artist_stanley

3 months

@thorogoodchris1 Stunning - really beautiful

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Chris Thorogood

@thorogoodchris1

3 months

@artist_stanley 🙏🏻

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KerstinLovesBass

@KLovesBass

3 months

@thorogoodchris1 stunning painting 😮

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Chris Thorogood

@thorogoodchris1

3 months

@KLovesBass Thank you

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Quantum711

@Quantum711

3 months

@thorogoodchris1 The colours, so realistic I can almost touch it 🍀🌺🍀

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Chris Thorogood

@thorogoodchris1

3 months

@Quantum711 😊

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Dr Cynthia Larbey

@CynthiaLarbey

3 months

@thorogoodchris1 Extraordinary, does it’s structure capture the rain, or get rid of it! Silly question. I notice the exquisitely rendered water drops at the base of the inflorescence.

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Chris Thorogood

@thorogoodchris1

3 months

@CynthiaLarbey Thank you - it was very wet that day!

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