This was a a studio painting, using reference photos and inspired while painting on the outside of Dubuque Iowa. The quiet of the trees was a contrast to the busy city noises and I rested there. I used photos from both Iowa and Colorado for this painting. Aspen trees or birch trees? You decide.

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