Autumn Embers, oil on Ampersand gessobord, 6x8 inches
Louisville has an incredible park system that was designed by the great Frederick Law Olmstead. The individual parks were named for tribes of Native Americans. Large tracts of land were designated over 100 years ago to be developed and were connected by a Parkway system. When I returned to the 'ville after living in Chicago 25 years ago, I made a silent declaration to myself that I would never live more that 2 miles from an Olmstead park (that was a 4 mile+ run total) and to this day I've kept my promise. The parks are the best place to watch the leaves as they begin performing. I took the photo for this painting rounding an uphill bend. The leaves were on fire. They seem to be turning fast this year, so give yourself a gift and go watch the leaves turn :-)
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