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Title: August Morning @ the Japanese Garden Lantern

7.5" x 9"

Oil on Canvas

Sunit reflections of the Japanese lantern and greenery sparkling across the pond amongst lush green foliage.

The lovely Japanese Gardens in Batavia are well manicured and cared for by the Fox Valley Park District. Designed in 1910 by Toro Otsuka, a well-known landscape designer. Great team of people working to maintain on site that I enjoyed talking with as I painted.  It was a joy to paint in this peaceful setting.

Here begins the process of developing a new series of oil En Plein air (outdoor) painting studies. Several times a week my plan is to spend a morning or afternoon painting the landscape in various places outdoor locations. These may develop into larger paintings back in my studio or just remain small paintings.