Aspens in the Back Yard 

9x12 Oil on Canvas

The air had turned crisp and the yellow leaves of the aspens lay in a blanket over the green grass in the back yard.  That morning the sun shone brightly, making the colors almost florescent.  It was beautiful, a real joy to paint.

After the Storm

30x40 Inches

 Oil on canvas

The lightning flashed amid the rolling thunder during the night, but the next morning the air smelled pristine, and the world felt revitalized.  as a child I'd have launched some sticks for boats in the bigger puddles, then set about to blow them out of the water with thrown rocks.  It was the height of settings for runaway imagination.