Painting the Colors of Life

This painting is called "Stillness" for two reasons:  the obvious one is the subject matter, the other reason was the way I felt when I was painting.  Not quite sure how I entered it, but I was definitely in "The Zone".  I was so focused, I couldn't be bothered to find where I had buried the large palette knife, so I created the sharper edges of the trees with what was handy  -- in this case, a credit card.   (I recommend using an old one so you don't mess up the magnetic strip like I did!)  I hope to find The Zone again soon -- it was magical.

20 x 16 oil on canvas.