First Day of Autumn

 Click to Bid, 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board.                                                             I always like to work with three main objects in compositions if possible. This painting is another example of that.

Autumn Splendor

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My previous painting "Autumn Dream" was painted using reference photos from a few years ago.  I recently returned to that location to take new reference photos.  This painting is based on those photos.  Within the last week the majority of our tree foliage has turned to an orange and burnt-orange mixture.  I was lucky to capture those colors in my reference photos.

Early Fall Hay Field

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This scene is from mid October. It is an interesting time for landscape painters in the Midwest.  The grass is green and at the same time the fall foliage colors are evident in the trees.

Indian Summer Window

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I recently told a friend that I would never do a painting of a window scene again.  Here I am with a new painting of a window.  I couldn't resist painting this one after seeing the reference photos. The photos were taken in the small historic town of Arrow Rock, Missouri.  The town has a long history related to the early frontier.  American artist George Caleb Bingham actually lived there at one time.