There will be days like this...

   If I had to wait for a sunny day there would be few less oppertunities to paint and so lately I find that despite the cloudy days, I need the practice. Although the contrast weakens and the drama of light minimal,  life is far more abundant outside the studio. When I originally sited this homestead there was a deer walking one of the upper ponds on the property while the swifts darted marrily above. On the next morning when I painted I was serenaded by frogs while flickerings of colored birds darted through the stillness of the tall grasses. ("Ponds in Sehmel Homestead"- 9"x12")