I'm painting at a feverish pace! Paint's a flyin' as I try to get much done before that knee surgery Thursday morning. Will be glad when it's over. Meanwhile I'm keeping busy with what always keeps me busy: brushes and paint;)

Here's the latest landscape painting fresh off my easel, of Lake Hodges. It's a beautiful lake surrounded by graceful eucalyptus trees. I should paint there more often. It always brings a peaceful feeling to be there... don't know why. Some places just do that, don't they? You get there and sit a while and after a few minutes your cares fall from your shoulders. Know that feeling?

"Lake Hodges", 11 by 14 inches, oil on stretched canvas.