Season's Past
Topic: The Artist's Studio
With spring finally breaking through the colder temperatures, and Easter coming up on Sunday, I couldn't help but reflect on the ending of one season and the beginning of another. Such is the inspiration behind my latest painting entitled "Season's Past".


9 X 12 Oil on Canvas

Last October, a good friend and I decided to venture into northern Vermont, for a much needed road trip. The temperatures were just turning brisk, but the sun was bright, and it turned out to be a perfect day for a photo shoot. We stopped at several different spots, enjoying in the beautiful colored foliage, and quickly replenishing my supply of potential painting subjects.


One such subject, turned out to be a little old barn, surrounded in reds and golds, and nestled in the foreground of a morning fog, rising from the valley behind it. It was apparent the barn had seen many seasons over time, including the recent hay season, now concluded. The harvest was done, for one more year, celebrated by the brilliance of the autumn landscape.


Now, at the other end of this long ending winter, the sun grows warm again, and we are heading back into the coming seasons of beginnings, growth, and eventually, harvest. It's amazing how quickly years go by. In just a few short months, the little old barn in northern Vermont will have stood through another hay season....just as it has in so many other "Season's Past".

Have a pleasant Easter, and til next time,

Happy Creating!