Oil on canvas, 16”x20”

From my kitchen window in Millbrook, New York, I still can’t believe I get to see this view every day. The light here shifts constantly, casting moving shadows across the rolling grassy hills, transforming the scene from hour to hour. The greens in New York are the most vivid I’ve ever seen anywhere, they’re as striking as a sunset, they are so rich and alive.

I’ve painted my backyard before, and I know I’ll paint it again. Each version captures its own moment in time, shaped by the sunlight and clouds of that day. This painting holds one of those afternoons when the clouds drifted lazily overhead and the grass glowed with a thousand shades of green. Even after six years, I’m still in awe that I get to live here and witness this beauty every day.