Bosque and Moonlight

That`s Spanish for woodlands and it`s what the beautiful groves of cottonwoods along the Rio Grande River are called. The nocturne is a tricky beast. When successful, think Whistler and Ryder, they emit a subtle radiance. Miscalculate the values and they can suck in light like an imploding dwarf star.

New Season

This began as another of the winter forests I`ve been working on for months. The Minto Brown Island preserve I saw last November was so rich with potential. But the brittle delicacy and quiet mood I was working toward, just wasn`t coming together. Maybe because it is spring. I had painted two studies of this composition in watercolor so I turned the process in that direction. It`s evolution is evident.