Shortcut Fall Peak November foliage glows in

Peak November foliage glows in this moment from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near my home in east Tennessee

When I visit the park

and I'm thrilled with how this larger painting captures the vibrancy and energy of the moment

The challenge is getting *out* to enjoy it because we don't really have plow trucks to take care of our roads

Shortcut Fall Peak November foliage glows inA bicyclist shaves some time off of his morning commute in downtown Philadelphia. For me, this painting was less about the literal subject and more about the really cool pattern of light dark geometric shapes within it. When I can break up the picture plane by playing with big light and dark shapes like this, I'm all in. This painting is a "cousin" to some of the cityscapes I feature from downtown Chicago, in which the elevated train platform helps to