Sunday, March 21, 2010

Brooker Creek Tree


Brooker Creek Preserve has been so gray looking all winter but now you can see hints of Spring everywhere. A few week ago when I was out there painting the park was having a controlled burn to encourage new growth and cut down on the fire hazards of all the dry brush. Quite a sight. Its amazing how fast new growth started to appear after the burn off. This is one of the zillion trees that grow on the property not included in the burn off area.
8x10, oil

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Palm Study



After some very cold weather it was such a joy to get outside and do some painting. Winter is still lurking as you can see in the bare trees in the background but there are a few hints of spring green starting to show now that the weather is milder. This painting was done at Brooker Creek where I have spent a lot of time painting in the past year. After a fairly rainy winter there is water in all the previously dried up creeks so the reflections on the water are very picturesque.

8" x 6", oil on canvas