Texas in Winter

This winter has been one of the coldest in the last several years, but every now and then the sun comes out and the wind is calm and I have a chance to paint.  These paintings were done close to home.  The first one, Benson Crossing, is one of the many crossings along the north fork of the Guadalupe River near Hunt, TX. 

The second painting was painted in Comfort, TX.  The hill country is full of old barns and houses built by the German settlers in the late 1800's.  Every barn has a weathered dignity and makes you wonder what stories they could tell. My plein air studies are about light and shadow.