Autumnal Painting Size:24"x36" letting flame-bright leaves dissolve into

letting flame-bright leaves dissolve into cool turquoise and gold light deeper in the grove

catching real light and soft shadow across the gentle slope

Hang it above a console in an entrance hall to greet arrivals with crisp seasonal calm

Flecks and spatters of paint fly from the animal in every direction

Hang it in a study above a writing desk

Autumnal Painting Size:24"x36" letting flame-bright leaves dissolve intoPale trunked birches rise along a sunlit forest track, their slender white stems set against a canopy that burns gold and tawny orange overhead. Thick palette knife strokes build the leaf littered ground into ridges of ochre, rust and warm brown, catching real light and soft shadow across the gentle slope. A patch of clear blue sky breaks through the foliage at the very top, lending the scene crispness, air and a sense of a fresh afternoon. The