Winter Birch

Winter Birch, and the reflections of trees and light in water. Acrylic on watercolor paper. A tiny painting--begun when I decided to do a painting a day. That lasted about a week. I'm not very good at setting myself challenges like that. But I did get about 7 paintings out of the deal. Sweet.

Winter Birch

This is a tiny painting, only 3x3 and again is acrylic paint on paper. I painted it from a photo that a friend of mine took while we were hiking in the woods. I call it Winter, although I believe it was actually fall. He took the photo and passed it on to me. Sometimes he'd say, here paint this. He's very acomplished and sells his work, making art and fishing his living.

Art As Worship, Saturated Color

I paint daily, if I can. Getting something down on paper, anything, is what is important. Like writing practice, it is the not thinking that brings the best results. Combining art and writing is a good fit. Each creative expression serves the other. There are many ways to be an artist. Here are a few new paintings.