"Early Fall"

Here is another of my miniature paintings. This is a canal scene in Lambert-ville, New Jersey, a quaint town along the Delaware River bordering Pennsylvania. There are restaurants, antique shops, art galleries and gift stores to shop to your heart's content. It was an overcast, late September day where a hint of fall was already in the air. The painting has a "European feel" to it. It is often overcast in many countries in Europe which I remember from living in Germany for awhile. 

"The Retreat"

The Gallery asked me to do some miniature paintings and this is the first 6" x 6" in a series that I will post on my blog. I pass by this area often on my way to some of my favorite painting spots, however this time something caught my eye. I drove passed it but decided to go back and turned right into a private driveway to get a vantage point. As I drove further in to find a place to turn around I saw this beautiful sight. The dark fir trees formed a perfect frame to the sunlit house further emphasizing the quality of the light. It was bathed in so much light it appeared almost as an apparition.