Brown's Old Farmstead

This is another study from Illinois.  This great old farmstead used to be owned by the Browns.  As the family scattered and the old folks aged, it was in danger of falling into ruin.  Recently a new family has bought it and fixed it up.  I was glad to see this familiar sight back to its former glory.

Cold Morning at Dolores Beach

The holidays have taken most of my time, so I am not painting as much right now.  I slipped away for a couple of hours to paint this scene at Dolores Beach.  It was 26º F with a brisk breeze coming down the canyon.  I removed the rock I had in there earlier and touched up colors.  It think it works better now.

The city put these big rocks there to keep the "wingnuts" from driving their 4-wheelers through the river.  I have seen pictures of nice rigs that have broken through the ice and were half sunk...costly and it pollutes the river.