A Time of Plenty by Dave Barnhouse ~ Is there a better time of year than autumn?  If you ask Dave Barnhouse, he’ll tell you that most farmers and hunters value harvest time above all others.  In this image, the artist takes us to the farm at the end of a productive day.  The farmer knows these hunters well.  He and the grandfather grew up together and taught the hunter's son the fine points of goose calling.  Now the grandson is offering his first goose to the farmer in gratitude for being allowed to hunt on his land.  "This scene is a page from my youth," the artist recounts.  "I remember the contentment at the end of the day, when you've accomplished the job you set out to do, whether it's working the land or hunting waterfowl.  It's this sense of peace and neighborliness that I like to portray in my art."