Fall Foliage

Fall Foliage
6"x6"  Original Oil on Board, Palette Knife Painting
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Looking
back on painting these
Palm Trees
in non-traditional colors
I think my New England heritage
was making an
Appearance.
Though I may be living in the desert
these days my heart
will always be in New England
in the Fall.
So I guess it was only natural
for me to combine
my fascination with the Palm Trees of my current surrondings
with my love for the colors of
New England in the fall.

This Rooster Needs a Name, Suggestions?

"Rooster"
Oil on Board 8"x8"
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I Need Help Naming this Rooster

I went to my first painting workshop a few weeks back in CA and one of our exercises was to paint a Rooster.  I had actually never painted a rooster before.  Quite surprising I know.  I found that I really enjoyed painting the rooster, especially with the palette knife.  I could create these wonderful stroke marks and have a nice build up of paint as I added color.  I LOVED painting the Rooster so much that when I returned home I just had to paint another.  So here he is.  I sadly do not have a name for him, suggestions anyone?