Double Trouble gray series "In our haste to ‘improve’

"In our haste to ‘improve’ the land we have lost much of our natural heritage including most of our prairies

a mature buck checks the licking branch hanging over a scrape

Redbuds are a rather inconspicuous tree most of the year

we encountered this little guy

Original Canvas (click here to view)

Double Trouble gray series "In our haste to ‘improve’At the time Double Trouble was one of only a couple of paintings to date that comes from an actual scene. I photographed the background when I was still teaching science in Ankeny and had to be at work at 7: 50 a. m. each school day. That left little time for travel so I needed to get my reference photos nearby. This particular background was photographed just a few miles west of Northview Middle School and just north of Westwood Elementary. As with