The Way 24" x 30"

This is a tough one to explain in the right order. We were in Florida. I woke up from a nap (I love a good nap) and saw the door handle to the closet. For some reason my mind saw it like this. At that point my mind went back to some philosophical stuff about paths and life lessons that I had read years ago. It occurred to me that this gave a nice visual to what we all go through. We wander down and around the paths. We discover these pockets of exciting and wonderful things but they are finite. While we are doing this, what we are really searching for are the answers or The Way. The crazy part is that most of never even know the handle is there.

Tree At Sunset 10" x 10" (Sold)

Every sunset I watch the sky. If Cheryl and Kerrigan are around I always point it out to them. To let you know what a good family I have they have never expressed their boredom with this practice. We recently got a puppy for Kerrigan. As you may know puppies need a lot of "personal time." During one of those events I was outside and noticed a nice blue and pink sunset behind or neighbors tree. This image is how it registered in my mind.

The Gift 9" x 12"

The flowers were part of the Mother's Day gift Kerrigan and I got for Cheryl this past year. To be completely honest, I just really thought they were pretty and wanted to use them. I had a lot of fun painting this as I added and jabbed color were I felt it should be. This was an exercise in the joy of painting.

Old Hickory Lake 9" x 12" (Sold)

Last fall we spent a beautiful day at the lake on Mike and Deanna's boat. Mike enjoyed a very cold swim and we enjoyed the scenery. Shortly before we left I noticed the reflection of the gorgeous colors from the trees in the lake. To me, the impact of the image is in the fall colors and the feeling of the impending sunset. Each of them signaling the end of a cycle, both occurring simultaneously in this image.

Day At The Beach 9" x 12"

Our recent trip to Florida was nice. Cheryl did a great job researching and planning. We spent about a week there which was a much needed rest for the three of us. After spending the morning at the beach we went back to our rented 14th floor condo. I was looking down at the beach and loved the rainbow colored umbrellas strewn across it and snapped some pictures. What I think is really neat is that everyone set up their shade but was having too much fun playing to be in it when I snapped the pictures.