Denise Presnell-Weidner
I select color as if it does not need to represent any element in nature. Instead, I use color based on its ability to hold its own in a composition. Having become tired of the usual tones of autumn leaves, I include turquoise, scarlet red, and intense cadmium making color zones across the canvas with smoothed-out minimal brushstrokes. I feel obligated as an artist to manipulate nature with my paintbrush.

Pigeon River #60	Pigeon River #62
Quasius Forest Bridge	Quasius Forest
Pigeon River View	Pigeon River #56
View From Bridge	Pigeon River Blues