Serenity

I really liked the shadows over the snow and the rocks exposed out of the white and the trees contrasting against it all on the way to the studio today. There's something a little poignant about it all. This was the only title I found appropriate.

Woody

If you haven't noticed, the Cobalt house is full of random stuff. Sitting on the floor of the great room is a piece of wood, possibly found outside in this state. Its position on the floor under a lamp helps accent its many changes in terrain. I thought it made an interesting picture.

Its after thanksgiving.

Now that its after Thanksgiving and we're now in December, I don't feel guilty about posting this. During redecoration day with Nancy, we got a small Christmas tree to go in my room. The tree is about 18 inches tall and the ornaments are proportional.

Night lights

It was totally dark tonight when I left the studio. Luckily we have a string of lights that leads us down the path back to the house. This shot is looking back toward the studio through the trees.

Apples

Now that all of the leaves are gone I'm noticing more things I was unaware of before. We have five or six apple trees in the back yard and right now they are full of ripe apples. I picked one at lunch today and it was great!

Red!

We are so bad. Neither of us had a photo to post yesterday. That's ok, brand new pictures are here. We haven't seen any sun in a few days here, but there's still a bit of color left in the flora. The leaves on this Japanese maple tree seem to glow against the studio in the background.

Looking Up

I have been wanting so many things to start "looking up" in my life I thought a picture looking straight up would be a good "view of the day"! Hope you enjoy and things in your life are looking up!

Dear Alabama

Dear Alabama,
I miss being able to wear shorts all the way through October. I miss warm winters and eating outside on bright days. I miss Sunday afternoons at Vulcan in January. I miss watching everyone get excited about snow and seeing 2-foot tall snowmen all over Homewood. And I miss that it all melts and the sun comes out in the early afternoon. I can't wait to visit you. I could really go for a weekend at the beach right now. Wish I was there.

Love,
Tony

P.S. Tell Nancy she can still come visit. I promise its not as cold as it looks.

Foliage week

This is a section of a painting I did today. I learned a new technique to help create a texture on the trunk of a tree using a cloth rag. This is the result.

Turn

It rained more than half of the day, but the clouds moved along toward the Hudson Valley and the sun came out. This is the alfalfa field across the road from my house.