"Although Cloven: They Still Stand Defying Gravity and Physics"

I've been working on this painting for a few weeks, it's right outside my back window but its' been somekind of effort and a half to get it done. Today I suffer with the leftovers of a short bout with the flue but I had enough energy to pick up my brush and get to work on this. These two trees are lumbering outside and dominate my backyard and view of the Rockfish River in so much as someone whom I repect said that "they had to be painted". Of coures I was resistant to the hilt but then I recanted once winter set in and I was needing something to paint without setting up outside, then the memory of what was suggested came to mind. I had the canvas prepared and ready to go. Since these tress are so large it took a big canvas to do the job and that is exactly what I had: the task became obvious..."do what one is told to do" and so I did. I put down some dropclothes and got to work. I've forgotten how long it took me but it was a longer creative period then I've had to endure for a while, but I got it done today. Then photographed it and now to let it "cook in the oven" in my backrooms so it dries enough to be handled. One thing I can say for it, it's not going to be missed amoung other paintings on the walls of the local art center. Mc Guffey will have something of worthwhileness on it's walls this summer. If I can just get it into my car now I can get it into the summer group show.