This is the second painting created of this scene near my studio in Aston, PA. Completed within three 2 hour sessions, it represents a very specific time of day and season. I was rushing to capture that brief moment, usually in late April in this part of the world, when the first truly warm rays of sun entice tree buds into full blossom.

Within a few days after this painting’s completion, the scene had changed dramatically as green invaded the subtle mauves and purple-greys that I had painted, announcing that summer was just “around the bend.”