THESE TWO PAINTINGS ARE MY NEWEST IN A SERIES OF TREES.  THESE TREES ARE QUITE OLD, ARE DYING, AND HAVE LOST LOTS OF LIMBS AND TRUNK STRENGTH.  HOWEVER, THEIR BEAUTY IS EVIDENT, AND THEIR MAJESTY IS WITHOUT QUESTION.  WERE IT SO FOR HUMANS, FOR AS WE AGE,  OR BECOME ILL, WE BECOME FRAIL, AND NOT CONSIDERED “BEAUTIFUL”. I THINK DIFFERENT.  JUST LIKE THESE OLD TREES, THE ELDERLY OR DYING ARE ALSO MAJESTIC IN THEIR FINAL DAYS.

“SOMEPLACE BEAUTIFUL”  I JUST LOVE THE LATE AFTERNOON LIGHT.  IT IS ONE OF THE REASONS I STRIVE TO BE A BETTER PAINTER.  THIS IS SUCH A SIMPLE SCENE, MADE GLORIOUS BY THE LIGHT.  HOW FORTUNATE I WAS TO BE THERE TO SEE IT.