Two Barns

Two barns are all that is left and those are barely standing. The pastures are growing up to brush and if the neighbor didn't mow the fields, the Sumac would creep out to overtake the hay. Peaceful, beautiful and sad.

Laurel Lake

We're lucky enough to have a wonderful and lasting group of friends that have managed to cherish our friendship enough so that we have taken a few days every summer to get together at Laurel lake, in Vermont, to catch up, relax and laugh. This beautiful spot provides the relaxation with a morning in the kayak.

Another Grand Birch

This birch could be anywhere but I captured the image in a forest and on the lake shore below the Grand Tetons. Now that is a place to find painting inspiration! I was looking for a moose but had to settle for this grand birch.

Memories

Long before the smart phones, and and the DS's, the Wii and the Playstations, there were tricycles and capguns to make believe and stir our imaginations. We spent many hours racing around the driveway and hiding behind trees to get the bad guy and we got a little exercise too! When I found these toys at Richard Richardson's Good Time Stove Company, in Goshen, it brought back many good memories.

Red Tailed Hawk

So if you are a mouse or some other unfortunate rodent you may be in trouble with this guy. I love the determination in his eye or is that hunger? It's been a long winter and the snow was deep so I guess he is due a mouse or two. You can't imagine the talking I had to do to get him to hold that pose for even ten minutes!

Yellowstone Young Bull

We found this young bull at Yellowstone Park last summer when we had one of the best vacations! There were hundreds of bison everywhere but especially in the Lamar Valley where we also saw grizzlies, proghorn deer, swans and fox I hope to paint more of these great animals.