"Mendota Heights, morning"

9x12
Oil on panel

The sun hitting this grass field brought out its colors. I didn't know that the Dodge Nature Center was what I was looking at. I had parked in a church lot and walked around the back to get this view. While painting, a group of kids and their parents walked through the field there. Next time I'm going to wander back and explore a bit.

"Picnic Pavilion"

8x10
Oil on panel

Como Park on a grayish late afternoon. The park has changed so much over the course of the summer from all the storm damage. Lots of trees missing. It looks so bare now but that could also be due to the trees losing their leaves as well. These structures are a challenge for the shapes of their roof.