Paradise Frames:Shoji Dark Walnut Cube 1 3/16" an egret takes flight

an egret takes flight

Photograph of a blue sky beyond an opening in a downtown building wall

The painting vividly captures the dynamic essence of natural elements—ocean

Including gopher tortoise

Woody Woodpecker-like call

Paradise Frames:Shoji Dark Walnut Cube 1 3/16" an egret takes flightThis nature study, titled Paradise, captures a fleeting moment in time. My front yard, like all living things, is ever evolving. An art studio now stands where the lovely dogwood tree once thrived, before the blight took it. The sprawling hedge of vibrant azaleas still blooms profusely every springtheir hearty persistence a testament to resilience. The towering pines remain majestic, despite the scars left by sap milking for turpentine in days gone