Spring Grove

Spring is certainly here in my back yard  with flowers and some green grass, but out in the countryside it's still not looking too green yet. One sign of spring is that the willows along the rivers and wet areas start to turn red before they bud. I went out to paint near the river the other day and was struck by the red willows, the pale bare branches of the cottonwoods and the pale green that was beginning to show in the fields between the tufts of last years golden grass. This is the painting I did, Spring Grove, 9 x 12.