Midnight Surprise
One day, about 40 years ago, my family and I were hiking in the mountains of Colorado when we came across an old collapsed miner's cabin. There, on the ground, was was a window frame still intact. I couldn't resist taking it home. While working in a potash plant in Carlsbad New Mexico, I surprised a mother owl at the top of a ship's ladder. Later, I again surprised her with my camera all set. So I put them together with my father-in-law's old lantern that hung many years in his cow barn. The lighting is by flashlight recounting my early days when my brother and I, one late night on a moonlight hike, explored a spooky old house. This is one of my favorite paintings. I hope you like it.
oil on linen, approx. 20" x 18"
The Composition of this work is described in my manuscript, "The Artist's Toolbox", subtitled,"A Guidebook for the Poet of Visual Perception".
Courtesy of Brian and Lucind Hewitt, Mound MN
