Framed Original Plein Air Painting by Walter Kent: Den Helder, Netherlands 2023 YGroup_waxed-canvas-tote We begin to observe more

We begin to observe more closely

but the canvas weight and wax makes the color different enough that we decided to give them different names

and a few snacks for a walk in the woods

traveling near or far

and zoological artist

Framed Original Plein Air Painting by Walter Kent: Den Helder, Netherlands 2023 YGroup_waxed-canvas-tote We begin to observe moreLight changes, colors transform, shadows emerge and fade. Each time I step into nature I am confronted with its fleeting intricacies juxtaposed with its promise of enduring newness. My excursions with paint and brush are a humble attempt to capture moments of this change to live in the now. Each painting is a time capsule containing a multitude of hidden details: the feeling of the cold sand on my bare feet, the itchy bites of a hoard of mosquitos,