From the Artist: "I have the lucky pleasure to have a sister that lives on a farm in Harvard, IL. I took a photo last year of her prairie which has been allowed and aided in going to a natural state. The first time I painted this was in Nevada in my hotel room (12 x 14, watercolour w/acrylic) and at the same time I painted a summer version (12 x 14). These were entered in a natural landscape show and both sold. I then tried it in this larger format. I love the open feeling of the countryside, especially since I live in an area that was mostly farms when we came some 30+ years but now sadly they are all but gone. I think I found that when we paint something we love we are successful."