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Autumn, dusk, Fall, farm, Harvest Painting, hay, oil, oil painting, plein air - October 08, 2023

October Congregation

Fall is here and with it brings a dazzling display of color! Golds, ambers, purples and garnets dot the woods where I live. I had been eyeing a peanut field across from my mailbox and driveway for over a month. The peanuts grew and were harvested leaving a dusty trail of leftover peanut vines. These the farmers rolled for hay, using big, noisy equipment that quickly deposited the rolls of hay bales across the field. I must have taken thirty or forty photos of the field and hay bales to ensure that the lighting was just right. The rows of...

Harvest Still Life in Pastel

"Harvest Still Life," 16' x 20" Pastel on Panel With the fall weather finally upon us I couldn't resist painting a still-life from my trip to the pumpkin patch. Thrown in the mix were a few gourds, my antique farmhouse pitcher full of sunflowers, a scattering of twigs heavy with berries, a Granny Smith apple, and some beautiful, huge maple leaves I'd collected from a nearby tree. I haven't painted in pastels in awhile. It was wonderful to hold those soft stubs in my fingers again. To feel them glide across the sandy board was a delight; I'd missed my chalky...

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