This plein air painting was created on location at the Watershed Nature Center in Edwardsville, IL. The lake, now home to all sorts of wildlife, was a former storm water detention basin but now features an elevated walkway around its perimeter. On this day the lake was mostly covered in a yellow green blanket of duckweed. This is one of my favorite paintings for what it says about the beauty of reuse, recycling and reclamation. Exhibitions: Gallery at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Ladue, MO, 2025; Watershed Nature Center Plein Air, Edwardsville, IL, 2016; Michael Anderson Paintings, Louvre Spa & Salon, Fairview Heights, IL, 2018