"Palm Tree Study" oil painting

I am currently painting a series of larger works for a show in the fall with an emphasis on the sky, and actually, blue, sunny skies. The featured palm tree is one of those objects that one walks by every day for years without taking notice. And that's funny. That is entirely what my work is about, taking notice of the not-so-obvious, simple beauty. This tree lives in the neighboring mobile home park in my community.