Wiesloch, Germany Vineyard-A Palette of Places

When we lived in Germany (the third time), our house had many walking trails and vineyards behind our house. I walked this area many times throughout the year and each season brought different colors depending upon what the vines were doing. Here are my vines on a hillside with bright sunlight and shadows.

Autumn Hillside from Pastel to Oil

This is a very large canvas (30x40) and as promised, a "redo" of the pastel that I did a few years ago. I love these colors and the original is a bit brighter and less gold looking. The shadows are a deep plum and very dark green.

Got A Thing for Trees

Trees have always been like people to me. Tall and proud or aged and bent, they grow and develop just as we do. So, painting them seems like doing a portrait of someone's face, for no two trees are alike. These trees and bushes were stuck on a hillside in Wiesloch, back behind the vineyard we often walked. I have a gazillion photos of trees and will need to sort through them all to decide what to work on next.