today's painting: path to the pond

Hi all:

This one's fairly large, 50 x 36" (not including frame). Someone gave it to me a while ago, and it's taking up some precious real estate. As usual, the sig is an anomaly. I'm hoping someone can make it out, and maybe recognize the scene if it's a copy. It seems to be at least a mediocre painting. Am I reaching?

The scene resonates with me as it evokes memories of a hidden spot where friends and I would go to catch pickerel after pickerel on Arbogast jitterbugs and hulapoppers, lures hardly anyone in our neck of the woods use anymore. We'd also stir up and net leopard frogs in the mudpuddles along the flooded trails on the way to that pond. But I digress. As always, curious to know your thoughts about the piece.

Thanks!

 

Dude, I suspect that's another factory painting. Let's see what others think.

Debora

 

Here's a closeup of the sig: