Work in progress, Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 36" I felt posting this work in progress was timely given the number of Californians worrying about the threat of wildfire engulfing their homes.
Last week, my own home was threatened by fire, and this painting grew out of that. I sat on the couch with my husband when we heard a whooshing sound. I opened the back door to see flames flames shooting up above the woods beside our mobile home. My husband ran to get the hose while I evacuated our animals into the kennel far from our home and the tree line and called 911. He called to the neighbors to get some help. Five of them came over with buckets and together, we extinguished the flames before our wooden fence or home caught fire with our neighbors' help. The fire apparently started because someone had burned a stump but not fully watered the smoldering ashes.
Having a fire safety plan helped us quickly evacuate had the fire reached our home. So if you don't have one, please make one, especially if you have animals.
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