For these two Fall Leaves' chalk pastels I found inspiration when creating them both by a contemporary  abstract artist I once guarded as a museum guard at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC named Sean Scully and another artist I guarded there: Georgia O'Keeffe. By boldly "blocking" and building in the background with solid chalk pastel blacks and grays underneath either large or small Fall golden or maple leaves I allow the viewer to see two things achieved. First, that by drawing concrete, lively leaves of Fall over abstract shapes I show boldly the marriage of tremendous tree leaves with abstract shifting shapes. In other words, the marriage of the physical with the spiritual. Second, having done this,   I thank God for having been born into a seasonal-satisfying season: Autumn and I hope my viewer appreciates both reasons for rendering awesome art.