#15 The Shed 5x7

This is a painting from a photo taken from Wendy and John Lusk's deck (June 2009) on our recent trip to Montana. We were guests of Toni and Jim Lusk (sister and brother in law) at their beautiful Montana Ranch. I was waiting for the sun to come out and capture some of the ambience. It did briefly and lit the countryside with so many different colors and the Rocky Mountains appeared far off in the distance. The little shed in the foreground was a nice contrast to the vastness of the landscape. BTW, the steaks were great as were Cori's peanut butter cookies!!!!!!

 This painting, "The Shed" has now found a new home in Reed Point, Montana!!

Completed 6/18/2009

#14 Pelican Bay 8x10

Visited our friends Dave and Diane Harrison in Naples, Florida this past April. They live at Pelican Bay. It's a beautiful beach community and they have a lovely home there. One thing that continued to catch my eye was the red and blue umbrellas. Most of them were blue but the lifeguards had red ones. It was a nice contrast with all that blue. We sure had a great time...... when I think of the beach at Pelican Bay, this is what I think of......

Completed this painting on 6/13/2009

This painting, "Pelican Bay" has now found a new home in Naples, Florida!