Oak Trees In South Georgia

A south Georgia pastel. The trees are Scrub Oaks, as they call them. They grow wild and are tough as nails. Some of the farmers leave them as wind breaks between their fields. Very dense and solid trees that are characteristic of the area.

I love the farm areas of south Georgia. Some of the prettiest landscape anywhere.

Bucks County, Pennsylvania

This from a few years back, my easel set up on Pearl Buck's back porch on what was once her dairy farm. There had been an early snow storm, first week in October, and there was still a bit of snow on the ground. Power was out  and travel was limited, so I just decided to make the best of the morning.

The ground had been frosty when I started, and that accounts for the greyish color of the grass in the painting. By the time I shot the pic, the frost had burned off and the horses had moved on.

Getting new paintings ready to photograph, so I can sell them (the paintings, that is) online.

The artist Mary Whyte has said that an artist needs three things in order to BE an artist:

Something to say
    The ability to say it
    The courage to do it