Framed Original Plein Air Painting by Walter Kent: Stroud Nature Preserve No. 1 Daguerreotype The golden dandelion has endured

The golden dandelion has endured for centuries

It is a blank slate that is waiting to be filled

We’ve made the pen pockets a little wider to accompany water brushes and fountain pens

Constructed waxed canvas originated in the sailing industry in Scotland in the 1920s and became widely used in sportswear and apparel because of its waterproofing abilities and superb durability

Framed Original Plein Air Painting by Walter Kent: Stroud Nature Preserve No. 1 Daguerreotype The golden dandelion has enduredLight changes, colors transform, shadows emerge and fade. Each time I step into nature I am confronted with its fleeting intricacies juxtaposed with its promise of enduring newness. My excursions with paint and brush are a humble attempt to capture moments of this change to live in the now. Each painting is a time capsule containing a multitude of hidden details: the feeling of the cold sand on my bare feet, the itchy bites of a hoard of mosquitos,