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Tower Rock is a few miles south of Chester Illinois on the Mississippi River. During the late summer and fall of 2022 the river fell into drought conditions and the rive levels near this rock were under 1.5 feet, which allowed visitors to walk across the river bed to the rock. This painting is an acrylic, impressionistic version of the rock in October

I have always loved the impressionistic style and have always desired to paint. At the beginning of the pandemic, April of 2020, I retired and began painting. I have no formal training. I am self taught, and have used online tutorials. I have found that acrylics work best for me, but continue to experiment with other mediums. I am an advanced self taught photographer since 2005, and now mostly use my photos as resources for my paintings. I believe it is important to have a personal connection with the subject of the painting. My early years as an artist were focused mainly on music. I first played trumpet in high school, and my interest changed to rock & roll after the English invasion of the Stone's and Beatles. I played in...