This painting and poem is hopefully a sign of good things for the New Year. I was happy to paint another version of the view from the porch at Eagle Rock Lane, and this one has a more atmospheric and light filled quality. I like the contrast between the warmth of the front and the cool violets of the distance. The poem is my reaction to the scene which I have looked at for over 3o plus years. Soon I will be painting from our renovated 1734 cabin in Paris, Va.
Summer’s soft blue haze
Shimmers like a quiet pond
Gold flecks dapple, green
Trees, standing like guardians
Of infinite horizons
Vultures like skaters
Carving figures on clear ice,
Glide gracefully in circles,
Waltzing on thermals
We stand hypnotized by flight