Maple and Ivy, Fall

Fall is a season of eye candy in our northern climes. With the chlorophyl going, going, gone; the leaves are showing their true riotous colours. It is a bitter sweet joy and it can’t be said they “do not go gentle into that good night” (Dylan Thomas). Far from “rage against the dying of the light”, it feels like joy and acceptance, which I feel is as it should be. There’s a lesson in this, but days like this are a call to pause and appreciate the show and that we have the eyes to see it.

Acrylic, 14×14 gallery canvas – $250

Late summer in the woods

Summer took off like an inferno this year – from snow melt and promising temps to hot hot hot. Like the old adage says: be careful what you ask for. The temps eased just as fall days started to appear. In this piece, the frost has not happened yet so the leaves were still busy converting light into sugar. The ground is littered with last year’s drop, a rustle under foot and a rich mulch blanket. I emphasized the yellow to suggest the warm glow on mild days this time of year. 

Acrylic, 18×18 on gallery canvas – $395