Autumn Texture Beige But this subject stayed with

But this subject stayed with me because of its iconic imagery

I caught this moment earlier this summer and I liked its symmetry and story

The clarity of winter light is always enticing to me

and I just had to capture a bit of her spirit in this painting

Autumn Texture Beige But this subject stayed withI began my art career working in pastels before I changed my medium to oil painting about seven years ago. I moved into oil painting because I wanted a new challenge, sort of like picking up a second language. As I've gained greater fluency in oils, I like to sprinkle in influences from my past work in pastel, especially the use of a heavily textured surface. I discovered this subject in the Great Smoky Mountains near our home in east Tennessee. I