quik sketch in Jason and Denise's back yard

This started as a sketch while Denise was working and John and Jason had gone to work also. I was alone with Rowdy and Ramses and their backyard beckoned. The coffee and stillness and shadows of their backyard made me get my sketchbook to sketch the backyard focal point. The birches. the sketching was great and then the painting followed before I realized that i was painting on sketch paper. lovely wrinkles