These are two pictures I've been working on lately to be hung in a show at our local library. Some of the pictures in the show will be chosen to be part of a floral arrangement design so that was the reason for these two subjects. I thought they would fit in with flowers, we'll see whether the floral arrangers think so! However, even if they don't get selected, I enjoyed the process of painting them - it was a change to do something different from landscapes and trees.

I have just finished this picture which is from a photograph I took of a maple tree at the bottom of our yard. It was fun to do and such a change from painting green trees all the time. I call this one Autumn Glory.

I had a disappointment recently when I entered two pictures into a juried art show in Concord, but sadly neither of them was considered worthy of a place in the show. I was crushed - but when I saw the other paintings that hadn't been selected I didn't feel so bad - there were some beautiful pieces of work that were not deemed suitable either.