"The Height of Summer"

"The Height of Summer" / 12" x 16" / Oil on linen panel, plein air / Sold

A breath-taking morning in mid-summer found me at a local metropark after an unseasonably cool 61 degree night.  Prairie flowers were at their peak, the skies were clear: a Facebook moment!  You know the drill--"when you're happy, the whole world smiles with you" kind of day, the kind I want to pretend  is what always fills my life, expecting people to literally skip along the walking path as I paint so folks will just KNOW that my life is together.  Not happening.  But despite my pandemic/quarantine gremlins, the painting did go well, and I actually felt encouraged and enjoyed the outing.  That enjoyment was further enhanced when a friendly, passing walker returned twice more to watch my progress and then decided she wanted to own the picture.  So don't give up, out there!  Miracles do still happen, since God has not gone into isolation or self-quarantine!