Go Fly A Kite Painting and I try to go

and I try to go each summer when I’m home visiting my parents

It was a great morning of painting

This snapshot of a moment in time that afternoon was a feeling I wanted to capture

I wanted to capture that hush that settles after a storm

Go Fly A Kite Painting and I try to go12x16 oil on linen panel This painting was inspired by a photograph I took of my sister in law flying a kite on the beach during a summer afternoon on vacation at the beach. Dressed in her white cover up and a floppy straw hat, she seemed to embody the ease and joy of the moment. What drew me to the scene wasn't just the figure but the feeling it captured of a carefree summer day and the simple pleasure of being fully present. The painting is mounted