New England Aster

Part of the Native Flora and Fauna of Massachusetts series commissioned by the Blackstone Franklin Square Neighborhood Association in Boston, MA.

2024

Acrylic on metal

Stylized painting of two New England Asters on a utility box. Says "Flowers of Massachusetts" at the top of the image.
Stylized painting of a New England Aster plant on a utility box. Two monarch butterflies and two bumblebees are flying around it. On the left is a scale that shows the height of the plant as 3 to 6 feet tall.
Other side of the utility box mural. Shows two bumblebees flying around. At the bottom is the painter’s instagram handle - @janekimtesta.
One side of the utility box mural. Reads “New England Aster”. The scientific name is underneath - “Symphyotrichum novae-angliae”.

Located at the corner of Shawmut Ave and W. Newton St, Boston, MA at Blackstone Park.

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