Today, we're blessed with almost summer like weather, 45 F in the first week in February in the northland this is like 90 F in Miami, hurrah--winter is passing and with that the notion of spring--in today's painting, final version, "a cool breeze" the sandhill cranes will be returning home to start the next generation of young, o the joy,eh? I say yes, to the young!!

For those of you who are curious, my next series of paintings are going like this: (finishing in February-2009), a very busy schedule:

male trumpeter swan, in April

stallion and mare in May in TRNP

Grand Tetons in September, with golden aspens

gray wolf, female, hunting

canadian geese in flight in October

sunrise in TRNP in March with moon in the west

Admiral butterfly on a leaf in June

whitetail doe in Willow River Stae Park in June

trophy antelope buck in South Dakota in September

great gray owl in tree in McGregor,MN in February

fawn buck in WRSP

sandhill cranes in flight in CM, in October

batchleor bunch of stallions in TRNP in September

swallowtail butterfly on thistle in WRSP

Keep posted, the order might change but this is the agenda, if you have a favorite let me know, we can work something out, or if you are interested in one not listed put forth a suggestion.

Enjoy your day, and the warm weather--

Jimmy