"GREEN VASE"   8 x 10

Feeling dispirited and ready to pack away the brushes for awhile, I'm glad I chose to try once more to doing a still life. Inspired by Qiang Huang's work, I made a composite which provides a variety of colors and contrasts. It's plain and simple, but it's also amazing what a couple of hours with a paintbrush can do to revive the spirits!

POND MUSINGS   8 x 10

After all the detail of the earlier painting of Main Street, it is a relief to be able to play with color in a more broad expanse in this abstract. Monochromatic themes are a favorite of mine, and this painting is reminiscent of a macro effect on the back pond. Just outside the frame of the scene is a lily pad and a few reeds. Ha!

"SPRING SONG"   5 x 7

Winter lies heavy upon the land in some areas, yet we know that somewhere the birds are singing and plants are responding to new life. Who does not love the song of a Robin, or to watch its hopping across the grass? This small painting was done while the snow blanketed our area, but we know Spring is just-around-the-corner.