The great Outdoors, From the Chestatee River Portfolio 4x4 I often visited a local

I often visited a local river

where the streets and sidewalks were more spacious

may their brightness remind us to keep our gaze on what is good and glowing

For maybe fifteen years I wore all black every single day

which were gradually softened through successive translucent veils of color

The great Outdoors, From the Chestatee River Portfolio 4x4 I often visited a localJanuary 29 at 11: 00 AM was a beautiful day. It was amazing the shift in color caused by the sun at that time of day on the river. Everything was so much brighter and more colorful. That's the fun of going at different times of the day and making paintings with those interesting shifts of coloration. This reminded me of my college days when I was majoring in music and played flute almost continuously. One weekend I went with a friend and her family to