5 x 5 inches Oil on Board This piece was like labor. I scraped it off several times and for you artist's out there, you know the pain of scraping hours worth of work because that last one or two brushstrokes just ruined the ENTIRE painting. I'm happy with this 3rd attempt. I'm surrounded with about 4 acres of trees. Anytime I want a reference for trees, I just look out the window. With today's powerful wind, it was hard to look at the trees and not feel sorry for them. While I was in labor with this painting, I went downstairs to to check on my bird feeders. I happened to spy a cardinal hiding under a shrub, riding out one of the bigger gusts of wind. Now it's the end of the workday, the last day of January, 2013. The good news is there is still daylight. Last month, it was dark at this time. The bad news is we still have all of February and pretty much all of March left for the real cold winter weather. Th...