Waterfall

The finished waterfall that I started earlier this week. But the question is : Why are these photos showing up with such bad color? Why? I am a good person and this shouldn't be happening to me. I assign the correct {as far as I know} color profile, I tweak the color so it will be more rich, and it still washes out. GAAaaaaahhhhh.

From the Civil War, too

One of the family that fought for the Union in the Civil War. I don't know who it is, but he is rather elegant. His uniform fits so well, it looks tailored. I *think* the rifle is a Springfield 1861.

Veterans Day

Veterans Day. They could do anything, including the impossible. In the United States, they were often first generation Americans, survivors of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, sons of immigrants and grandsons of pioneers. All were patriots. They confronted Evil, they overcame it. Now that they are almost all gone, we are so much the poorer for it. I miss them.

Swan

A Swan.

Bridge with Falls

A start for a plein aire painting.

Pastel Pear

A pear done with pastels, which are colored chalk. I did it really quickly, but it came out looking OK.

Fence

I heard something the other day on the radio... a man said something about portraying the real world that was created by God within the walls of Eden as opposed to the illusion of the real world created by people outside those walls. A poetic thought, but also one not so far away from some of the theories in quantum physics.

Apple and Squash Part2... almost finished

Almost done, this started as the painting below. After 354 revisions, painting the background

37 times and replacing the apple twice, it might, maybe kinda be almost done. I have to fiddle with a few edges and it'll be done.

No models were harmed in the production of this painting except for the squash that I am going to cook for dinner. And, ummm, the apples.

Happy Hallowe'en

Some Hallowe'en decorations around the neighborhood.
Louis the dog likes all the bones in the graveyard.
This is a classic, *less is more*, approach. I like it.
Happy Hallowe'en everybody.

Autumn

Farm land after the grain has been harvested.
Presbyterian Church in rural Wisconsin. Its got hickory trees, its the real deal.
Just the edge of a field up the coast of Lake Michigan.

Climate Change

If the climate changes, the seasons won't. It's so important to do everything you can to reduce your carbon footprint.