Bodkin Creek in Fall

Bodkin Creek is a small stream that flows through parts of Downs Memorial Park and then into the Chesapeake Bay. It barely gets a mention on a map, and you'd have to know where to look for it, but like all rivers and streams it's full of life and beautiful, particularly in the fall. Here we see the creek on a late autumn afternoon in Downs Memorial Park. The low sun casts long shadows and only illuminates the tops of the trees or those along the riverbank. Everything else is lost in shadow as a cold breeze passes through, rattling the drying leaves. 

Acrylic painting: 14" x 17"

Red Maple Creek

While peak autumn color has faded here in Maryland, the trees still put on a good, though late-season show. Along a rocky hillside that spills into a stream, we see the autumn leaves change colors, and a fiery red maple dominates the scene with its blazing hues.

Acrylic painting: 14" x 17" (SOLD)