Sunflowers are always such a draw for me. The size and brilliance make it impossibe for me not to grab a picture. This one found it's home on our compost pile. I thought the back and stem were almost as interesting as the front.

Late October Splendar

We've been so fortunate to have beautiful days with spectacular colors. So often we go about our business and forget to look and it only lasts a very short time.

Rocky Neck Ocean View

In the early morning the sun just sparkled off the water and lit up the rocks on the shore. A breeze swept the clouds along softening the bright blue of the sky. The coolness of the September day kept the 'people' crowds at bay and we just had to share the shore with a few curious Canadian geese that were eyeing my colorful pastels with way too much interest.

Rocky Point Marsh

A week in Essex and Old Saybrook painting with twenty other artists. My idea of a great vacation. Totally exhaused at the end and very inspired.

Mary Montague Knightsville Dam Basin

A foggy morning before the heat arrived. The trees are starting to color around the edges with copper and gold. A time to savor summer before it speeds away.

Mary Montague Chester Birch

I just couldn't resist the sparkling white of this birch against a deep blue summer sIt's what plein air is all about. A moment where nature draws you in and you try to fit, in some minute way.

Upper Leeds Resevoir

When I heard that this resevoir, that I had driven by for most of my adult life, was going to be drained, I knew that I had to find the time to capture it's beauty with my pastels. I love change but this view is something that I'll miss.