Vacationland Painting the reward after hours spent

the reward after hours spent nurturing a seedling into a blooming beauty

and I try to go each summer when I’m home visiting my parents

wispy summer clouds

but she was having a great time swinging with me

11x14 oil on cotton canvas panel

Vacationland Painting the reward after hours spent18x24 oil on linen panel Vacationland is inspired by a photograph I took during our family's first vacation to the Maine coast, during one of those perfect summer beach days. This snapshot of a moment in time that afternoon was a feeling I wanted to capture, with the warm sunshine, wispy summer clouds, and people enjoying the beach and waves. The painting is mounted to a 3mm MDF wood board that is archival quality, rigid, and non warping, ensuring