This painting is based on a photo I took of my 2 sons over 25 years ago. The scene begged to be painted (although my sons did not share my enthusiasm for this task-in fact they were glad when it sold for it meant they were not going to see it hanging on the wall). Here our little friends are searching for leaves on a bright warm autumn day with the older son carrying their loot. This was the first larger figurative work that I had done-in the future I might add all five of our kids assisting in the 'collection.' It would make a nice present for mom. The advantage of painting over the photo for the artist can take great liberty with composition, ages, season and time of day. Even with photoshop the camera can only capture what is there.
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