After 27 years with paint brush in hand, this painting marks the largest that I’ve painted to date.

It was a pleasant departure from the smaller and mid-size paintings that I normally do.

This scene was on private property to which I had access, along the

Willow City Loop between Fredericksberg and Llano, Texas.

However, there was only a sprinkling of bluebonnets so I opted for purple verbena. I felt that their lavender hue more abundantly complimented the variety of vivid spring greens and the warm tones of the rock laden road.

The semi-backlit trees, glowing in the late afternoon light, added to the drama of this scene.