Mists of Time

Mists of Time_9x12_Oil on panel_sold

Today is a day of more rain, I'm not complaining after the droughts of the last two years!
We went down to the river to see the water and found mists rolling off of the Dix. It is a mesmerizing sight. This painting is one of the Canadian bogs we saw several years ago on our trip to Deborah (sp) just across the lake from the tip of Michigan, where there were many tiny islands, many large rocks to ruin your props and wonderful landscapes.

River Elm

"Walking Elm" 24x14" Oil on linen, birch panel_NFS

We saw this tree among many similar ones at the river edge at Jamestown. The banks had been flooded so many times that the soil was washed out from underneath, leaving daylight and giving the trees the look like they could just walk away. I originally called this "Mother Elm" because I had a foal on the right side, under the branches. I was never happy with the arrangement, and in the course of trying to change it, I ruined the whole right side, soooo, I just cut it off, and voila! Now the painting is a portrait of a tree, and I like it!