Egret - Tomales Bay impressionist oil painting

Egret - Tomales Bay, Oil on panel, 8" x 10"

This was one of the most fun paintings I have done for a while. I always love the process of painting, and lately I have created a great deal of modernist  works. The modern works are very important to me. They challenge my sense of balance, harmony and design as well as a certain cerebral component that I cannot articulate. At least not today.  And while painting landscapes is not simple, it is just fun for me to paint a creature, a lovely bird, a frog, a bug. And it feels safe, like climbing up into my mother's lap.