Through the Red Trees

At 36" X 24", this is the biggest canvas I have done.  It sat on my dining room table, started but unfinished and untouched for over a week before I screwed up my courage and painted through my feelings of inadequacy and fear.  I went to West Bend's Museum of Wisconsin Art where I stared at the truly huge "The Flagellants" by Carl Von Marr.  At 14' X 23' it gave me perspective.  

Autumn Tracks

I always find myself drawn to pathways that disappear in the distance, around a curve or behind a hill.  For several years I have been gathering photos and memories of railroad tracks disappearing around a bend and finally I decided to try to capture it.  I love the Autumn skies full of clouds and wind, the Autumn colors in the trees and grasses and the mystery of what's around the bend.  I did this piece for the 24 Hour Show at the Grafton Arts Mill, which is tonight, January 27, 2018 from 6:30-9:00pm.