For nearly a lifetime, Lubeck has been creating bucolic pastoral scenes and the elements of country life. Many have guessed that it is the Vermont countryside and lifestyle that provides inspiration. He paints chickens in the farmyard, fresh new lambs in the pen, and dairy cows in the pasture. His artwork is pleasant without being contrived and his brushstroke is intensely detailed. It is this skill that allows me to share one example: Lubeck was selected as the Judge for the International Miniature Art Show - Florida, 1984. These artists frequently paint with one hair paint brushes, detailed, tedious and slow. In the painting below, the location could be anywhere; eastern Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska or somewhere else in the heartland. It speaks to the viewers who understand farming: It is the struggle of being too wet to plant in the spring and the desire to fill the grain-silos before the first major hail storm. The farmer hopes for acceptable prices in the com