Lightning struck....
....this tree about six feet from our Montana cabin. It was a nice tree; now it is half a nice tree....but it landed in the woods rather than on the roof so 'OK'.
If course I couldn't stare at it for two weeks without beginning to be intrigued by the painting possibilities so, putting up with the yellow jackets (who seem to like oil paint), I had a good time with this one morning before the temperature rose and the light changed. I also did a larger one but it needs some touching up before calling it finished.
Change of topic: I heard a man being interviewed the other day who was talking about how our western educational system can ignore or squash a student's natural talents. As an example, he mentioned how Paul McCartney and George Harrison had the same music teacher in school when they were teens. According to that instructor, and the grades they received, they had little or no recognized musical ability. Imagine. My Sweet Lord!
Since I seem to be in an artistic slump and thinking I've 'lost it...if I ever had it', I'm going to take some comfort in his example. No, it doesn't exactly apply but who cares. It still makes me feel better.
I never did figure out which color the yellow jackets liked best...but it surprisingly didn't seem to be yellow. Go figure.
Strong lightning,creative idea.
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