Roadside Splendor

"Roadside Splendor"
12" x 12"
Oil on wrapped canvas 

I drove through some pretty textured areas of Iowa last summer when I visited friends there. It was the peak season for many of the weeds and some of the crops. I'm glad I shot as many photos as I did. Days like today seem to beg for lots of plant matter. 

Nibs of spring greens are bursting through the soil and bringing me great joy. As I look at my Iowa photos, I think about how I took all that green for granted.

Carol

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Golden Hour

"Golden Hour"
8" x 10"
Oil on hardboard

The sky was glorious. The light burnished every surface with a metallic sheen. It was magical, that transitory time before dark. 

I saw a painting of sky similar to this and added elements of my own to adorn the foreground.

Carol

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