While others in my family were busy, I was able to get away to paint this scene along a river. Â It was a bright day and I experimented with my underpainting.

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A note about the author
Rachel Steely is a visual artist based in Indianapolis. She is drawn to natural, organic objects and portrays them with oil on textured surfaces. Often, she presents her subject in dynamic still life with a shift of time through movement or growth-decay.