The days are slowly growing shorter.  Kids are going back to school, the lush green of summer has begun to fade.  The transition from summer’s ease into the bounty of Fall is here.

The paintings of Austin artist Patrick Puckett with their warm, autumnal palette and easy repose remind me of this final slowing down before the busyness of the cooler months begins.

Will this be the last al fresco dinner?  The last beachside picnic?  Soon we’ll trade these delights for briefcases and backpacks, for crisp, cold nights and warm, baked bread.  Each season’s end brings a bit of melancholy, but with each end is a new and different beginning.

To see more of Patrick Puckett’s work, please visit his website.  If you’re in the Seattle area, don’t miss his show at Hall Spassov Gallery in Bellevue, up through August 31st!

All images via the artist’s website.  Artist found via Wally Workman Gallery.