Last Light, pastel, 9x12

Field, mountain, sky. A simple landscape with the last rays of a setting sun highlighting a few fall grasses.
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Burning Bushes Off Pine Grove Road, pastel, 12x12

Cedar Creek Bluebells, pastel, 9x12, $300

Every spring the beautiful Virginia bluebells arrive, forming a sumptuous stream of heavenly blue color along the banks of Cedar Creek. A native ephemeral plant, the bluebells' blue-green leaves appear first, followed by the graceful stalks of nodding bell-shaped blossoms. Walking down to the creek to view them is always an event. The flowers bloom and linger only for a short time then the whole plant dies down by early summer and completely disappears until the next spring.

April 5, 5:30 p.m., Clary Road, pastel, 9x12, $200 matted, unframed

This old oak tree stands sentinel at the corner of Pine Grove and Clary Roads near Oranda. Its tall trunk and outstretched limbs fill the landscape. An early spring moon is visible in the sky while late afternoon shadows reach across the road.

Spring Frost-Downing's Yard, pastel, 9x12, $275

A painting of a cedar tree in a neighbor's yard. It was an early spring morning with frost on the ground. The sun was just coming up and sending long, cool blue shadows across the ground.

Spring Green on the Burned Field, pastel, 9x12,

This past winter our neighbor set fire accidentally to the field by his house. A huge swath of winter-dried grasses was burned off leaving the ground completely blackened. Nearby cedars were singed and scorched. As spring approached, the lovely little green shoots of new grass appeared making a dramatic contrast.

Turn-off to Home-Deer Rapids, pastel 10.5x13.5, SOLD

As dusk begins to fall, home and its comforts are just at the top of the turn off the main road.