When thinking about how easy it is for me to find inspiration to paint, I would be remiss in not saying that I’m very grateful to live in a stunningly beautiful (inspiring) corner of the world. As you can see from the view from our deck we are smack dab in the middle of a mature ponderosa pine and douglas fir ecosystem. In our years there we’ve added to the arboreal diversity by planting literally hundreds of aspen trees. Aspens, imagine that! A boy’s got to have something to paint, right?
“Smack dab in the middle
So I can rock and roll to satisfy my soul.”
~ Ray Charles
Let’s keep in touch,
Marshall
Oh I love the thought , it made me feel appreciative of our trees. I had been doing a menial task but decided I’d earned a break, I read your blog, smiled and looked up and saw six Evening Grosbeaks at the feeder. It was their first visit of the season and I would not have seen them if I hadn’t stopped to “smell the roses”.