Curiosity

10 x 10

When I stopped to take pictures all of these cows were back by the trees.  But when they saw me, they all started coming toward me.  I guess they thought I was bringing them something to eat.

Somewhere On The Path

6" x 6"

I cannot remember just where I took the picture that inspired this painting.  I am not even sure  that I ever followed this path to see where it led.  But I loved all the different greens.  They are always a challenge to mix and paint.   But it is a good exercise in mixing colors.

View From Chateauneuf en Burgogne

8 x 10

It was a misty on and off day as we drove up through this gorgeous area of Burgundy.  The bright yellow shape is the rape seed that was blooming all over at this time of the year (spring).  It was so bright it was nearly fluorescent and blinding in some places.  Just stunning!!

Hay Bales of Fall

12 x 16 

I think that hay bales are just so interesting and I love to paint them.  There are usually many of them visible in different settings.  I especially loved the colors in this early fall scene.

French Village in Burgundy

                                             12 x 12

Several years ago we were in Burgundy in the spring when the rapeseed was blooming.  There were brilliant fields of yellow everywhere and it was absolutely stunning and nearly blinding at times.  The French have a name for rapeseed which I don't remember right now.

Spring

8 x 10

I was asked to donate a painting for a charity event silent auction this week, and this is the one I chose because it is so appropriate for this time.  The peach trees are beginning to bloom  and we are sooooo hopeful of a good peach crop.  The prospects are looking very good right now.  We just have to pray that there is not a late freeze.

Late Afternoon Shadows

8 x 10

Last fall I was plein air painting with some friends just down the road from our place.  The long shadows were stretching across this pasture.  The cows had to be relocated for the composition of the painting because they just wouldn't stand in the right spot!