Fall-Elijah!

Medium: Acrylic on a canvas panel 
Size: 5X7 inches
Location: Spurger, Texas
Year: 2025

This original en plein air painting was created on location, capturing a quiet open field framed by trees and wide sky. At the center of the composition sits a simple bench, marked with a handwritten message that introduces a sense of narrative into an otherwise calm landscape.

Painted outdoors and in real time, the piece reflects the natural light and atmosphere of the scene, with loose, responsive brushwork that preserves the immediacy of observation. The surrounding landscape remains open and still, allowing the bench—and its message—to become the focal point.

The result is a balance between place and story: a real location paired with a moment that invites interpretation.