Sunsets are coming earlier and earlier as winter closes in. We're in the colder and darker months but memories of summer help. This is a small panorama of oak trees and prairie, based on sketches and photos made last summer.
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| "Oak Savanna, Summer," oil on panel, 12x16 |
It's sad when you learn that this kind of native landscape once comprised much of primeval Iowa--now plowed, planted and developed. These trees are old growth and the spot has never been logged or farmed. Echoes of the centuries resonate in this patch of prairie.
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