What do you do when you run low on your usual 6x6" panels? Paint on anything that's left in the studio till more arrive in the mail. This is good for me to paint on a larger scale.
I like this simplified, contemporary impression of the treeline. So easy to get bogged down in the details. It is actually more of a challenge most times to simplify a scene.
A picturesque farm in Indiana at the end of summer. I have painted many fields and that much real estate on a canvas or panel can be tricky. You don't want to bore the viewer with such a large mass. Lots of squinting to simplify but still have enough detail to keep it from being boring.
Summer is not over yet. We are having a rally week in the 90's. I am ready for flannels and everything else that goes with Fall, but I will embrace this weather while it lasts.
The back side of our mailboxes look like little birdhouses! I have walked out to these mailboxes all summer long thinking, "I really need to paint this!" I finally got to it yesterday. I think this little scene sums up our lovely warm days of summer. I can just hear the hum of bees and hummingbirds.